Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 4.3 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
$20.66
GIP16.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
$10.98
GIP8.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
$2.15
GIP1.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
$1.94
GIP1.54
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
$1.78
GIP1.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
$4.65
GIP3.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
$8.40
GIP6.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
$3.80
GIP3.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
$3.99
GIP3.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
$1.83
GIP1.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
$1.61
GIP1.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
$1.86
GIP1.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
$1.76
GIP1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
$1.05
GIP0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
$0.88
GIP0.70
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
$5.96
GIP4.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
$8.33
GIP6.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
$31,804.11
GIP25,308.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
$25.57
GIP20.35
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
$54.78
GIP43.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
$1,685.73
GIP1,341.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
$1,569.58
GIP1,249.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
$87.28
GIP69.46
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
$825.15
GIP656.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
$15,498.45
GIP12,333.15
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
$5.17
GIP4.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
$3.14
GIP2.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
$4.65
GIP3.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
$76.95
GIP61.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
$10.98
GIP8.74
|
|
pay 81.3% more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
$128.35
GIP102.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
$42.78
GIP34.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
$130.95
GIP104.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
$86.10
GIP68.52
|
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