Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 2.8 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,797
|
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,462
|
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,334
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,243
|
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,471
|
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,815
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,734
|
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,046
|
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,112
|
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,776
|
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,883
|
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,925
|
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,724
|
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,212
|
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR631,388
|
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,367,400,000
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,726
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,851,733
|
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,779,020
|
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,898
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,337,209
|
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,909,850
|
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,569
|
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR60,016
|
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR734,077
|
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
|
pay 42.8% more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,815
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,794
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,952,851
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,934,507
|
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
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