Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 47.7% more expensive than Palikir.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Palikir, you would:
pay 52.4% less for restaurants
Palikir
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
|
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
|
pay 33.1% less for groceries
Palikir
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.20
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
|
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.79
|
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for transportation
Palikir
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.81
|
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.00
|
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$3,995.00
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.45
|
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
|
pay 58.0% less for housing
Palikir
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$265.00
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
|
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
|
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
|
pay 5.6% more for childcare
Palikir
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.00
|
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,685.00
|
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
|
pay 62.9% less for entertainment and sports
Palikir
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
|
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.00
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
|
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
|
pay 54.4% more for clothing
Palikir
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
|
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