Cost of living comparison
Manila is 2.5 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Manila instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 16.2% more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$5.21
₱304.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$4.34
₱253.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,797
|
$0.95
₱55.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,462
|
$0.48
₱28.31
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,334
|
$1.33
₱77.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,243
|
$4.28
₱249.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,471
|
$6.97
₱406.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,815
|
$2.08
₱121.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,734
|
$2.27
₱132.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,046
|
$1.48
₱86.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,112
|
$0.77
₱44.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,776
|
$1.53
₱89.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,883
|
$0.97
₱56.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,925
|
$1.09
₱63.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,724
|
$1.37
₱80.00
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,212
|
$4.31
₱251.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR631,388
|
$10.12
₱590.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,367,400,000
|
$26,066.56
₱1,521,374.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
$2.66
₱155.18
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,726
|
$28.90
₱1,686.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,851,733
|
$465.25
₱27,154.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,779,020
|
$244.37
₱14,262.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,898
|
$96.97
₱5,659.70
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,337,209
|
$499.25
₱29,138.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,909,850
|
$14,398.67
₱840,378.45
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,569
|
$1.22
₱71.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR60,016
|
$2.95
₱172.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
$2.95
₱172.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR734,077
|
$41.83
₱2,441.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
$6.52
₱380.34
|
|
pay 15.1% less for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,815
|
$33.02
₱1,927.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,794
|
$27.26
₱1,591.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,952,851
|
$73.19
₱4,271.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,934,507
|
$64.44
₱3,761.09
|
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