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
CVE508.29
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
CVE660.77
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CVE186.10
|
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
CVE116.96
|
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
|
pay 65.0% less for groceries
|
Praia
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
CVE308.43
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.94
CVE830.56
|
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
CVE500.26
|
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
CVE229.75
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
CVE273.21
|
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
CVE208.73
|
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
CVE138.33
|
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
CVE162.93
|
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
CVE233.63
|
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
CVE126.81
|
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
CVE92.22
|
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
|
Praia
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
CVE659.76
|
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.42
CVE2,134.80
|
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.26
CVE1,804.41
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 51.2% less for housing
|
Praia
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.28
CVE5,362.41
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$583.34
CVE60,994.26
|
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.89
CVE40,662.84
|
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.61
CVE11,879.07
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
|
pay 17.3% less for childcare
|
Praia
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$110.42
CVE11,545.68
|
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,266.68
CVE341,567.84
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
|
pay 46.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Praia
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
CVE259.23
|
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE155.65
|
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.46
CVE3,812.14
|
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
CVE609.94
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
|
Praia
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.61
CVE5,082.85
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
CVE4,066.28
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.50
CVE9,149.14
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.25
CVE13,723.71
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
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