Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 24.8% cheaper than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 28.9% less for restaurants
|
Sarajevo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.48
BAM10.27
|
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.58
BAM12.33
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
BAM3.27
|
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
BAM1.86
|
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
|
pay 41.5% less for groceries
|
Sarajevo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
BAM1.89
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.10
BAM7.69
|
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.87
BAM9.13
|
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
BAM5.05
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
BAM5.96
|
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
BAM0.97
|
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
BAM1.47
|
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.30
|
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BAM1.63
|
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.79
|
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
BAM0.81
|
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
|
pay 17.3% more for transportation
|
Sarajevo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
BAM10.48
|
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.46
BAM55.23
|
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,761.68
BAM48,291.28
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.95
BAM14.90
|
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
|
pay 25.4% less for housing
|
Sarajevo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.02
BAM54.39
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$367.49
BAM688.87
|
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$255.37
BAM478.71
|
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.96
BAM252.99
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
|
pay 41.4% less for childcare
|
Sarajevo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.48
BAM394.55
|
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,987.26
BAM5,599.73
|
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
|
pay 44.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sarajevo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
BAM4.11
|
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
BAM3.43
|
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
BAM6.37
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.73
BAM61.35
|
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
BAM10.27
|
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
|
pay 9.4% less for clothing
|
Sarajevo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.27
BAM172.96
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.94
BAM58.00
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.31
BAM163.66
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.79
BAM175.81
|
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
|
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