Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 54.3% cheaper than Madrid.
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
€15.41
|
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.67
|
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.73
|
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
|
pay 58.3% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.44
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.64
|
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.23
|
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.93
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.63
|
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.08
|
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.96
|
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.79
|
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
|
pay 16.2% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.51
|
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.10
|
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€34,285.12
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€14.28
|
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
|
pay 76.2% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€30.53
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,408.34
|
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,030.40
|
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€124.67
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
|
pay 80.4% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€544.17
|
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,654.34
|
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
|
pay 64.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.60
|
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.48
|
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€41.34
|
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
|
pay 21.5% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€86.77
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€35.68
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€93.84
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€116.39
|
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
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