Cost of living comparison

 Tehran, Iran
compared to
 Brasilia, Brazil
Brasilia vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

Brasilia is 2.3 times more expensive than Tehran.

Restaurants
pay 54.4% more in Brasilia
Groceries
pay 77.7% more in Brasilia
Transportation
pay 2.1 times more in Brasilia
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Brasilia
Childcare
pay 5.2 times more in Brasilia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.0 times more in Brasilia
Clothing
pay 3.5% more in Brasilia

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Brasilia are more expensive than in Tehran. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Brasilia.

Brasilia vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brasilia instead of Tehran, you would:

pay 54.4% more for restaurants

 
Tehran
Brasilia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.00
IRR169,000
$6.97
R$39.89
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.00
IRR211,250
$6.10
R$34.90
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.45
IRR19,178
$1.14
R$6.52

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pay 77.7% more for groceries

 
Tehran
Brasilia
Bread
1 loaf
$0.53
IRR22,602
$1.57
R$8.98
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.83
IRR77,272
$4.43
R$25.38
Milk (1 gallon) $2.32
IRR98,152
$3.57
R$20.44

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

 
Tehran
Brasilia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.76
IRR116,458
$3.79
R$21.67
Monthly public transit pass $10.00
IRR422,500
$43.46
R$248.80
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
$24,385.57
R$139,607.42

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Tehran
Brasilia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$6.79
IRR286,962
$19.32
R$110.58
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $489.72
IRR20,690,640
$360.74
R$2,065.25
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $339.71
IRR14,352,610
$223.88
R$1,281.69

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pay 5.2 times more for childcare

 
Tehran
Brasilia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $123.20
IRR5,205,200
$461.58
R$2,642.57
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
$11,525.09
R$65,981.12

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Tehran
Brasilia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.80
IRR33,800
$1.74
R$9.97
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.51
IRR63,638
$1.75
R$10.01
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.50
IRR105,625
$2.09
R$11.97

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pay 3.5% more for clothing

 
Tehran
Brasilia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
$50.89
R$291.36
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
$41.19
R$235.80
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
$64.43
R$368.84

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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