Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 1.3% cheaper than Nairobi.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 14.3% more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES498.05
|
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.65
|
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.82
|
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
|
pay 33.5% less for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.13
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES722.48
|
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES433.19
|
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES220.07
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES350.21
|
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.33
|
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.58
|
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES112.93
|
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES59.08
|
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.36
|
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES71.90
|
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
|
pay 41.3% more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES798.05
|
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,984.37
|
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,490,233.99
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,792.97
|
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
|
pay 2.8% less for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,091.51
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,387.25
|
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,511.79
|
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,894.23
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
|
pay 52.1% less for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,542.71
|
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,035,041.33
|
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
|
pay 49.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES298.83
|
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.63
|
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES398.44
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,702.13
|
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES796.87
|
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
|
pay 73.4% more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,176.94
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,966.15
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES7,992.47
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,785.85
|
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
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