Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 15.4% more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 22.2% less for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$4.15
₹350.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
$4.15
₹350.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
$0.49
₹41.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
$0.19
₹15.68
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
$0.55
₹46.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
$2.37
₹200.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
$2.88
₹242.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
$1.15
₹97.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
$1.61
₹136.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
$0.89
₹75.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
$0.35
₹29.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
$0.46
₹39.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
$0.29
₹24.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
$0.20
₹16.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
$0.23
₹19.31
|
|
pay 5.0% less for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
$4.41
₹372.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
$11.85
₹1,000.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
$14,221.28
₹1,200,707.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
$2.49
₹210.12
|
|
pay 54.8% more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
$8.48
₹715.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
$279.66
₹23,611.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
$164.09
₹13,854.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
$46.25
₹3,905.02
|
|
pay 12.1% less for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
$92.50
₹7,810.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
$1,766.20
₹149,121.18
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
$2.37
₹200.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
$2.43
₹204.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
$4.15
₹350.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
$21.31
₹1,799.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
$4.92
₹415.24
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
$32.25
₹2,723.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
$32.29
₹2,726.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
$53.15
₹4,487.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
$40.86
₹3,449.93
|
|
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