Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 2.8 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 73.3% more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$10.24
TTD69.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
$0.81
TTD5.54
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
$2.57
TTD17.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
$3.93
TTD26.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
$9.37
TTD63.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
$4.45
TTD30.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
$4.26
TTD29.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
$2.23
TTD15.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
$1.11
TTD7.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
$1.86
TTD12.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
$2.21
TTD15.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
$0.76
TTD5.18
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
$4.10
TTD27.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
$96.55
TTD657.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
$33,646.13
TTD229,146.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
$10.97
TTD74.72
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
$57.56
TTD392.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
$638.18
TTD4,346.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
$426.67
TTD2,905.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
$53.54
TTD364.61
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
$229.42
TTD1,562.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
$4,719.60
TTD32,142.79
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
$1.76
TTD11.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
$3.57
TTD24.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
$5.85
TTD39.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
$50.74
TTD345.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
$8.78
TTD59.78
|
|
pay 32.4% more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
$55.89
TTD380.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
$40.64
TTD276.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
$104.84
TTD714.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
$107.85
TTD734.54
|
|
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