Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 4.5% cheaper than Managua.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Managua, you would:
pay 0.2% more for restaurants
|
Managua
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
NIO149.54
|
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
NIO256.56
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO23.94
|
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
NIO24.60
|
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
|
pay 47.9% less for groceries
|
Managua
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.15
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.29
|
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
NIO153.86
|
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
NIO71.06
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.06
|
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
NIO91.54
|
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
NIO23.31
|
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
NIO52.75
|
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
NIO21.54
|
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.51
|
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NIO29.11
|
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Managua
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO185.75
|
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
NIO806,325.81
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
|
pay 9.3% less for housing
|
Managua
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.10
NIO1,616.38
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,777.30
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
|
pay 32.7% less for childcare
|
Managua
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,601.76
|
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.00
NIO175,925.63
|
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
|
pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Managua
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
NIO49.85
|
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
NIO81.15
|
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
NIO97.47
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
NIO1,365.98
|
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
|
pay 32.4% less for clothing
|
Managua
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.93
NIO2,746.23
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,076.90
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.40
NIO4,009.72
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
NIO5,497.68
|
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
|
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