Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 66.5% more expensive than P'yongyang.
If you lived in Tehran instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 38.8% less for restaurants
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P'yongyang
|
Tehran
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
KPW1,929
|
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
KPW965
|
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
|
pay 52.4% less for groceries
|
P'yongyang
|
Tehran
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.20
KPW1,983
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KPW3,058
|
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
KPW2,267
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
P'yongyang
|
Tehran
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
|
P'yongyang
|
Tehran
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$85.74
KPW77,167
|
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.74
KPW77,167
|
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
P'yongyang
|
Tehran
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
P'yongyang
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.86
KPW11,575
|
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.07
KPW965
|
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
P'yongyang
|
Tehran
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
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