Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 2.9 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 11.6% less for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$4.17
CN¥30.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
$5.57
CN¥40.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
$1.43
CN¥10.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
$7.31
CN¥52.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
$7.17
CN¥51.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
$1.74
CN¥12.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
$1.53
CN¥11.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
$0.92
CN¥6.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
$0.71
CN¥5.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
$0.89
CN¥6.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
$0.58
CN¥4.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
$0.47
CN¥3.41
|
|
pay 68.4% more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
$4.36
CN¥31.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
$33.40
CN¥241.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
$20,872.18
CN¥150,958.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
$4.59
CN¥33.21
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
$13.28
CN¥96.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
$929.88
CN¥6,725.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
$492.44
CN¥3,561.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
$42.04
CN¥304.06
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
$763.49
CN¥5,521.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
$22,913.01
CN¥165,718.37
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
$1.11
CN¥8.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
$3.60
CN¥26.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
$3.48
CN¥25.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
$65.46
CN¥473.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
$8.35
CN¥60.38
|
|
pay 27.8% more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
$62.65
CN¥453.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
$34.69
CN¥250.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
$83.45
CN¥603.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
$107.64
CN¥778.48
|
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