Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 47.7% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 62.5% less for restaurants
|
Tallinn
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.54
€12.45
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.21
€8.47
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.15
|
$0.54
IRR22,797
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
€1.64
|
$0.96
IRR40,462
|
|
pay 49.9% less for groceries
|
Tallinn
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
$0.58
IRR24,334
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
€4.86
|
$2.03
IRR85,243
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.29
|
$2.39
IRR100,471
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$1.11
IRR46,815
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.67
€3.37
|
$1.73
IRR72,734
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.48
IRR20,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.69
IRR29,112
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.98
|
$0.45
IRR18,776
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.21
|
$0.28
IRR11,883
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.39
|
$0.24
IRR9,925
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.46
|
$0.23
IRR9,724
|
|
pay 2.6% less for transportation
|
Tallinn
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
€6.46
|
$2.90
IRR122,212
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.88
|
$15.00
IRR631,388
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,240.65
€26,889.21
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,367,400,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.18
€9.36
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 62.0% less for housing
|
Tallinn
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.32
€26.04
|
$6.62
IRR278,726
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$729.51
€670.85
|
$471.62
IRR19,851,733
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.65
€478.78
|
$303.59
IRR12,779,020
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$228.75
€210.35
|
$13.35
IRR561,898
|
|
pay 71.8% less for childcare
|
Tallinn
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$450.86
€414.61
|
$126.80
IRR5,337,209
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,560.19
€6,032.64
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,909,850
|
|
pay 72.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tallinn
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$0.75
IRR31,569
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$1.43
IRR60,016
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.90
€5.42
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.45
€51.91
|
$17.44
IRR734,077
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 12.7% less for clothing
|
Tallinn
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.49
€80.46
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,815
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
€32.42
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,794
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.51
€80.48
|
$141.42
IRR5,952,851
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.02
€92.90
|
$69.72
IRR2,934,507
|
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