Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 22.5% cheaper than Majuro.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Majuro, you would:
pay 57.7% less for restaurants
Majuro
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
|
pay 81.4% less for groceries
Majuro
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.57
|
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
|
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.95
|
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$5.79
|
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
|
pay 82.3% more for transportation
Majuro
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.81
|
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.50
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 70.0% less for housing
Majuro
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$766.67
|
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$833.33
|
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.13
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
|
pay 34.4% less for childcare
Majuro
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,570.00
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
|
pay 60.7% less for entertainment and sports
Majuro
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
|
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 64.2% more for clothing
Majuro
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
|
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