Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 30.7% cheaper than Praia.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Praia, you would:
pay 29.0% less for restaurants
Praia
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
CVE513.74
|
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
CVE667.86
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CVE188.10
|
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
CVE118.22
|
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
|
pay 65.0% less for groceries
Praia
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
CVE311.74
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.94
CVE839.48
|
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
CVE505.63
|
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
CVE232.21
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
CVE276.14
|
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
CVE210.97
|
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
CVE139.82
|
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
CVE164.67
|
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
CVE236.14
|
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
CVE128.17
|
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
CVE93.21
|
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
Praia
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
CVE666.84
|
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.42
CVE2,157.72
|
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.26
CVE1,823.78
|
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
|
pay 51.2% less for housing
Praia
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.28
CVE5,419.98
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$583.34
CVE61,649.03
|
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.89
CVE41,099.35
|
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.61
CVE12,006.59
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
|
pay 17.3% less for childcare
Praia
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$110.42
CVE11,669.62
|
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,266.68
CVE345,234.57
|
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
|
pay 46.2% less for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
CVE262.01
|
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE157.33
|
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.46
CVE3,853.06
|
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
CVE616.49
|
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
Praia
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.61
CVE5,137.42
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
CVE4,109.94
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.50
CVE9,247.35
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.25
CVE13,871.03
|
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
|
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