Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 66.5% more expensive than P'yongyang.
- Restaurants
-
pay 38.8% less in Tehran
- Groceries
-
pay 52.4% less in Tehran
- Housing
-
pay 4.8 times more in Tehran
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.6% less in Tehran
Expenses including groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tehran. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Tehran.
If you lived in Tehran instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 38.8% less for restaurants
|
P'yongyang
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.00
IRR168,450
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.00
IRR210,562
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
KPW1,929
|
$0.45
IRR19,116
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
KPW965
|
$1.08
IRR45,690
|
|
pay 52.4% less for groceries
|
P'yongyang
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.20
KPW1,983
|
$0.53
IRR22,528
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.83
IRR77,021
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KPW3,058
|
$2.32
IRR97,833
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
KPW2,267
|
$1.26
IRR53,099
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.84
IRR77,652
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
IRR19,230
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
IRR29,507
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.42
IRR17,773
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.32
IRR13,346
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.24
IRR10,205
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.26
IRR11,094
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
P'yongyang
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.76
IRR116,079
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
IRR421,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$90,000.00
IRR3,790,125,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.90
IRR122,126
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
|
P'yongyang
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$6.79
IRR286,028
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$85.74
KPW77,167
|
$489.72
IRR20,623,303
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.74
KPW77,167
|
$339.71
IRR14,305,901
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$11.89
IRR500,708
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
P'yongyang
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$123.20
IRR5,188,260
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,753.32
IRR73,836,612
|
pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
P'yongyang
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.86
KPW11,575
|
$0.80
IRR33,690
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.07
KPW965
|
$1.51
IRR63,431
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.50
IRR105,281
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$19.23
IRR809,834
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.50
IRR63,169
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
P'yongyang
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$36.21
IRR1,524,690
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$27.96
IRR1,177,657
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$138.01
IRR5,811,783
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$70.09
IRR2,951,766
|
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