Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 16.1% cheaper than Manila.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Manila, you would:
pay 17.1% more for restaurants
Manila
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
₱300.48
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱250.40
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱51.28
|
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.86
|
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
|
pay 58.1% less for groceries
Manila
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱79.41
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱311.55
|
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱399.05
|
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱122.10
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱142.11
|
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.39
|
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱47.22
|
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.41
|
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱57.38
|
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱70.55
|
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱87.23
|
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
|
pay 57.0% more for transportation
Manila
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱243.27
|
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱583.23
|
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,502,410.41
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱156.75
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 29.0% less for housing
Manila
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,692.12
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱27,544.14
|
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,772.10
|
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,246.27
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
|
pay 81.0% less for childcare
Manila
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱28,345.48
|
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱829,902.89
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
|
pay 47.4% less for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱80.13
|
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱158.44
|
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱180.29
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,385.65
|
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱450.72
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 28.8% more for clothing
Manila
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,956.91
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,562.41
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,348.56
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,577.02
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
|
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