Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 2.5 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 13.1% less for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$2.77
THB93.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$5.55
THB187.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,797
|
$0.58
THB19.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,462
|
$0.31
THB10.64
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,334
|
$1.62
THB54.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,243
|
$9.67
THB327.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,471
|
$6.60
THB223.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,815
|
$2.22
THB75.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,734
|
$1.30
THB44.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,046
|
$1.37
THB46.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,112
|
$0.70
THB23.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,776
|
$1.02
THB34.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,883
|
$0.78
THB26.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,925
|
$0.69
THB23.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,724
|
$0.61
THB20.77
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,212
|
$4.25
THB143.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR631,388
|
$36.06
THB1,219.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,367,400,000
|
$51,319.04
THB1,736,117.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
$10.52
THB355.82
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,726
|
$15.07
THB509.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,851,733
|
$608.65
THB20,590.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,779,020
|
$287.69
THB9,732.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,898
|
$70.06
THB2,370.03
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,337,209
|
$614.94
THB20,803.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,909,850
|
$12,311.97
THB416,512.54
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,569
|
$2.08
THB70.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR60,016
|
$2.37
THB80.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
$4.16
THB140.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR734,077
|
$57.72
THB1,952.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
$6.94
THB234.61
|
|
pay 26.3% more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,815
|
$53.87
THB1,822.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,794
|
$39.30
THB1,329.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,952,851
|
$101.75
THB3,442.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,934,507
|
$92.54
THB3,130.60
|
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