Cost of living comparison
Nuku'alofa is 5.5 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
$8.40
TOP20.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
$10.50
TOP25.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
$2.66
TOP6.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
$2.38
TOP5.70
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
$1.05
TOP2.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
$4.55
TOP10.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
$5.99
TOP14.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
$5.15
TOP12.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
$2.70
TOP6.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
$1.33
TOP3.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
$5.57
TOP13.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
$5,881.34
TOP14,083.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
$69.32
TOP165.98
|
|
pay 15.4 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
$126.03
TOP301.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
$144.56
TOP346.16
|
|
pay 28.0% less for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
$159.64
TOP382.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
$252.06
TOP603.56
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
$3.36
TOP8.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
$2.94
TOP7.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
$10.29
TOP24.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
$31.51
TOP75.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
|
pay 66.8% less for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
$4.20
TOP10.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
$17.85
TOP42.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
$21.00
TOP50.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
$29.41
TOP70.42
|
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