Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 54.3% cheaper than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.0% less in Tehran
- Groceries
-
pay 58.3% less in Tehran
- Transportation
-
pay 16.2% less in Tehran
- Housing
-
pay 76.2% less in Tehran
- Childcare
-
pay 80.4% less in Tehran
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 64.6% less in Tehran
- Clothing
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pay 21.5% less in Tehran
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Tehran.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 63.0% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.65
|
$4.00
IRR168,500
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
$5.00
IRR210,625
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.37
|
$0.45
IRR19,122
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.53
|
$1.08
IRR45,704
|
|
pay 58.3% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.27
|
$0.53
IRR22,535
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€5.88
|
$1.83
IRR77,044
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€3.74
|
$2.32
IRR97,862
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.59
|
$1.26
IRR53,115
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.21
|
$1.84
IRR77,675
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.96
|
$0.46
IRR19,235
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.70
IRR29,516
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.85
|
$0.42
IRR17,778
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.89
|
$0.32
IRR13,350
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.71
|
$0.24
IRR10,208
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.70
|
$0.26
IRR11,097
|
|
pay 16.2% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€5.76
|
$2.76
IRR116,114
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€36.40
|
$10.00
IRR421,250
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€30,359.42
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,791,250,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€12.65
|
$2.90
IRR122,162
|
|
pay 76.2% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€27.04
|
$6.79
IRR286,113
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,247.08
|
$489.72
IRR20,629,425
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€912.42
|
$339.71
IRR14,310,147
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€110.40
|
$11.89
IRR500,856
|
|
pay 80.4% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€481.86
|
$123.20
IRR5,189,800
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€8,548.90
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,858,528
|
|
pay 64.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.18
|
$0.80
IRR33,700
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.20
|
$1.51
IRR63,450
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.46
|
$2.50
IRR105,312
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€36.60
|
$19.23
IRR810,074
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.10
|
$1.50
IRR63,188
|
|
pay 21.5% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€76.83
|
$36.21
IRR1,525,143
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€31.59
|
$27.96
IRR1,178,007
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€83.10
|
$138.01
IRR5,813,508
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€103.07
|
$70.09
IRR2,952,643
|
|
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