Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 3.6 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
$16.08
€15.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
$10.72
€10.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
$2.79
€2.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
$1.80
€1.72
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
$1.50
€1.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
$6.92
€6.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
$4.41
€4.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
$3.05
€2.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
$3.78
€3.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
$1.13
€1.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
$1.01
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
$1.05
€1.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
$6.79
€6.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
$42.87
€40.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
$35,759.38
€34,050.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
$14.90
€14.19
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
$31.85
€30.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
$1,468.90
€1,398.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
$1,074.71
€1,023.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
$130.03
€123.82
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
$567.57
€540.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
$10,069.47
€9,588.15
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
$3.75
€3.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
$2.59
€2.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
$6.43
€6.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
$43.11
€41.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
$10.72
€10.21
|
|
pay 56.8% more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
$90.50
€86.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
$37.21
€35.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
$97.88
€93.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
$121.40
€115.59
|
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