Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 74.5% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 78.8% less for restaurants
|
Monaco
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.90
€20.04
|
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.33
€11.82
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
€4.48
|
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.08
€6.79
|
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
|
pay 71.5% less for groceries
|
Monaco
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.56
€6.29
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.04
€7.71
|
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
€6.81
|
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.41
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
€4.56
|
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
€1.98
|
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
€1.72
|
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.91
|
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.40
|
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
|
pay 29.1% less for transportation
|
Monaco
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.55
€8.19
|
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€22.61
|
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,276.05
€44,368.23
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€19.52
|
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
|
pay 93.1% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.09
€58.57
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,084.96
€7,751.65
|
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,430.58
€6,165.47
|
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$235.04
€225.35
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
|
pay 95.0% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,089.94
€2,003.78
|
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,736.55
€40,974.65
|
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
|
pay 86.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.62
€6.35
|
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$515.79
€494.52
|
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.33
|
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
|
pay 67.0% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$174.43
€167.24
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.29
€72.19
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$219.18
€210.14
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$625.91
€600.11
|
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
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