Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 64.7% cheaper than Singapore.
- Restaurants
-
pay 41.8% less in Tehran
- Groceries
-
pay 70.6% less in Tehran
- Transportation
-
pay 64.5% less in Tehran
- Housing
-
pay 84.1% less in Tehran
- Childcare
-
pay 91.6% less in Tehran
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 80.9% less in Tehran
- Clothing
-
pay 19.2% less in Tehran
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Tehran.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 41.8% less for restaurants
|
Singapore
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
SGD13.01
|
$4.00
IRR168,500
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
SGD9.64
|
$5.00
IRR210,625
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD1.95
|
$0.45
IRR19,122
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.43
|
$1.08
IRR45,704
|
|
pay 70.6% less for groceries
|
Singapore
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
SGD2.70
|
$0.53
IRR22,535
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.41
SGD10.78
|
$1.83
IRR77,044
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.38
SGD13.30
|
$2.32
IRR97,862
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
SGD4.23
|
$1.26
IRR53,115
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
SGD5.76
|
$1.84
IRR77,675
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.31
|
$0.46
IRR19,235
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SGD1.74
|
$0.70
IRR29,516
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.30
|
$0.42
IRR17,778
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
SGD1.62
|
$0.32
IRR13,350
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
SGD1.31
|
$0.24
IRR10,208
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.33
|
$0.26
IRR11,097
|
|
pay 64.5% less for transportation
|
Singapore
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
SGD10.48
|
$2.76
IRR116,114
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.29
SGD115.63
|
$10.00
IRR421,250
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$135,434.68
SGD173,451.19
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,791,250,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
SGD12.14
|
$2.90
IRR122,162
|
|
pay 84.1% less for housing
|
Singapore
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.16
SGD46.31
|
$6.79
IRR286,113
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,745.11
SGD3,515.66
|
$489.72
IRR20,629,425
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,988.78
SGD2,547.03
|
$339.71
IRR14,310,147
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.43
SGD155.52
|
$11.89
IRR500,856
|
|
pay 91.6% less for childcare
|
Singapore
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,189.74
SGD1,523.70
|
$123.20
IRR5,189,800
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,370.99
SGD35,054.03
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,858,528
|
|
pay 80.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
SGD8.62
|
$0.80
IRR33,700
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
SGD6.03
|
$1.51
IRR63,450
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.64
SGD16.19
|
$2.50
IRR105,312
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.20
SGD134.73
|
$19.23
IRR810,074
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
SGD14.45
|
$1.50
IRR63,188
|
|
pay 19.2% less for clothing
|
Singapore
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.32
SGD84.93
|
$36.21
IRR1,525,143
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.36
SGD56.82
|
$27.96
IRR1,178,007
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.71
SGD123.85
|
$138.01
IRR5,813,508
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.62
SGD142.95
|
$70.09
IRR2,952,643
|
|
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