Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 32.0% cheaper than Moscow.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 17.3% less for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB968.31
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB480.40
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB107.83
|
$0.54
IRR22,797
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB58.53
|
$0.96
IRR40,462
|
|
pay 24.4% less for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB61.68
|
$0.58
IRR24,334
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB460.36
|
$2.03
IRR85,243
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB353.21
|
$2.39
IRR100,471
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB169.96
|
$1.11
IRR46,815
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB213.18
|
$1.73
IRR72,734
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB62.14
|
$0.48
IRR20,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB66.92
|
$0.69
IRR29,112
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB77.41
|
$0.45
IRR18,776
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB152.00
|
$0.28
IRR11,883
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB18.55
|
$0.24
IRR9,925
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB19.81
|
$0.23
IRR9,724
|
|
pay 17.6% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB225.88
|
$2.90
IRR122,212
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,914.41
|
$15.00
IRR631,388
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,202,646.04
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,367,400,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB555.13
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 41.2% less for housing
|
Moscow
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB588.11
|
$6.62
IRR278,726
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB86,050.89
|
$471.62
IRR19,851,733
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB51,922.41
|
$303.59
IRR12,779,020
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,835.29
|
$13.35
IRR561,898
|
|
pay 78.9% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB47,254.08
|
$126.80
IRR5,337,209
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,127,445.06
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,909,850
|
|
pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB320.26
|
$0.75
IRR31,569
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB257.04
|
$1.43
IRR60,016
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB245.54
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,213.38
|
$17.44
IRR734,077
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB533.77
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 31.1% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,629.86
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,815
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,540.02
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,794
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB11,510.84
|
$141.42
IRR5,952,851
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB11,138.28
|
$69.72
IRR2,934,507
|
|
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