Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 30.7% cheaper than Praia.
- Restaurants
-
pay 29.0% less in Tehran
- Groceries
-
pay 65.0% less in Tehran
- Transportation
-
pay 4.5% more in Tehran
- Housing
-
pay 51.2% less in Tehran
- Childcare
-
pay 17.3% less in Tehran
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 46.2% less in Tehran
- Clothing
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pay 10.6% less in Tehran
Expenses including groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, and clothing are lower in Tehran.
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
CVE471.58
|
$4.00
IRR168,400
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
CVE613.05
|
$5.00
IRR210,500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CVE172.66
|
$0.45
IRR19,110
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
CVE108.51
|
$1.08
IRR45,676
|
|
pay 65.0% less for groceries
|
Praia
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
CVE286.16
|
$0.53
IRR22,521
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.94
CVE770.58
|
$1.83
IRR76,998
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
CVE464.13
|
$2.32
IRR97,804
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
CVE213.15
|
$1.26
IRR53,083
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
CVE253.48
|
$1.84
IRR77,629
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
CVE193.65
|
$0.46
IRR19,224
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
CVE128.34
|
$0.70
IRR29,499
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
CVE151.16
|
$0.42
IRR17,768
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
CVE216.76
|
$0.32
IRR13,342
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
CVE117.65
|
$0.24
IRR10,202
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
CVE85.56
|
$0.26
IRR11,090
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
|
Praia
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
CVE612.11
|
$2.76
IRR116,045
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.42
CVE1,980.62
|
$10.00
IRR421,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE2,829,457.52
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,789,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.26
CVE1,674.10
|
$2.90
IRR122,090
|
|
pay 51.2% less for housing
|
Praia
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.28
CVE4,975.13
|
$6.79
IRR285,943
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$583.34
CVE56,589.15
|
$489.72
IRR20,617,182
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.89
CVE37,726.10
|
$339.71
IRR14,301,654
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.61
CVE11,021.15
|
$11.89
IRR500,559
|
|
pay 17.3% less for childcare
|
Praia
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$110.42
CVE10,711.83
|
$123.20
IRR5,186,720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,266.68
CVE316,899.24
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,814,695
|
|
pay 46.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Praia
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
CVE240.50
|
$0.80
IRR33,680
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE144.41
|
$1.51
IRR63,412
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE424.42
|
$2.50
IRR105,250
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.46
CVE3,536.82
|
$19.23
IRR809,593
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
CVE565.89
|
$1.50
IRR63,150
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
|
Praia
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.61
CVE4,715.76
|
$36.21
IRR1,524,238
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
CVE3,772.61
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,308
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.50
CVE8,488.37
|
$138.01
IRR5,810,058
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.25
CVE12,732.56
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,890
|
|
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