Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 48.2% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 63.5% less for restaurants
|
Tallinn
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€9.43
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.47
|
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.98
|
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
|
pay 49.1% less for groceries
|
Tallinn
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.64
€5.41
|
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.30
|
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
€2.57
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
€3.30
|
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.86
|
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.59
|
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.28
|
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.48
|
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.43
|
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
|
pay 1.0% more for transportation
|
Tallinn
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.64
|
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.83
|
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,580.66
€28,361.14
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.07
€9.66
|
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
|
pay 60.6% less for housing
|
Tallinn
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.49
€28.28
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.73
€713.07
|
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$530.91
€509.02
|
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$240.91
€230.98
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
|
pay 76.1% less for childcare
|
Tallinn
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$522.95
€501.39
|
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,258.22
€6,958.98
|
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
|
pay 70.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tallinn
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
€3.71
|
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.65
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.89
€50.71
|
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
|
Tallinn
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.77
€88.94
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.65
€36.09
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
€86.78
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.44
€110.68
|
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
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