Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 39.2% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 7.6% less for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$201.77
|
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$163.43
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$32.77
|
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.17
|
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
|
pay 68.3% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$60.65
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$273.28
|
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$351.46
|
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$88.68
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$142.47
|
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$67.29
|
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$33.06
|
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$40.69
|
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$50.74
|
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.40
|
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$36.22
|
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
|
pay 1.6% less for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$120.24
|
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,210.62
|
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,133,947.33
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$287.52
|
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
|
pay 50.6% less for housing
|
Taipei
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$784.40
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$20,588.50
|
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$15,184.93
|
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$2,076.00
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
|
pay 85.1% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$19,907.97
|
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$596,342.41
|
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
|
pay 57.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$85.75
|
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$99.44
|
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$121.06
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,250.30
|
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$322.83
|
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
|
pay 4.0% less for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,828.04
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$1,016.57
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,782.10
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,375.06
|
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
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