Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 20.1% cheaper than Muscat.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 37.3% more for restaurants
|
Muscat
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
|
pay 38.0% less for groceries
|
Muscat
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
|
pay 39.1% more for transportation
|
Muscat
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.640
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
|
Muscat
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.46
OMR234.640
|
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$409.71
OMR157.740
|
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
|
pay 57.3% less for childcare
|
Muscat
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.650
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
|
pay 72.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Muscat
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.34
OMR17.460
|
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 4.1% more for clothing
|
Muscat
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
|
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