Cost of living comparison
Manila is 2.6 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Manila instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 12.7% more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
$5.12
₱300.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
$4.26
₱250.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
$0.87
₱51.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
$0.49
₱28.91
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
$1.35
₱79.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
$5.30
₱312.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
$6.79
₱399.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
$2.08
₱122.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
$2.42
₱142.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
$1.52
₱89.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
$0.80
₱47.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
$1.52
₱89.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
$0.98
₱57.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
$1.20
₱70.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
$1.48
₱87.37
|
|
pay 7.5% less for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
$4.14
₱243.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
$9.93
₱584.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
$25,575.45
₱1,504,731.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
$2.67
₱156.99
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
$28.80
₱1,694.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
$468.88
₱27,586.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
$234.44
₱13,793.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
$106.33
₱6,255.92
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
$482.52
₱28,389.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
$14,127.39
₱831,184.94
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
$1.36
₱80.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
$2.70
₱158.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
$3.07
₱180.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
$40.61
₱2,389.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
$7.67
₱451.42
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
$33.31
₱1,959.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
$26.60
₱1,564.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
$74.03
₱4,355.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
$60.89
₱3,582.55
|
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