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
IRR169,000
|
$10.24
TTD69.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
$2.57
TTD17.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
$3.93
TTD26.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
$9.37
TTD63.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
$4.45
TTD30.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
$4.26
TTD28.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
$2.23
TTD15.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
$1.11
TTD7.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
$1.86
TTD12.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
$2.21
TTD14.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
$0.62
TTD4.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
$0.76
TTD5.14
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
$4.10
TTD27.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
$96.55
TTD652.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
$33,646.13
TTD227,446.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
$10.97
TTD74.17
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
$57.56
TTD389.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
$638.18
TTD4,314.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
$426.67
TTD2,884.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
$53.54
TTD361.90
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
$229.42
TTD1,550.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
$4,719.60
TTD31,904.30
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
$1.76
TTD11.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
$3.57
TTD24.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
$5.85
TTD39.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
$50.74
TTD343.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
$8.78
TTD59.33
|
|
pay 32.4% more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
$55.89
TTD377.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
$40.64
TTD274.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
$104.84
TTD708.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
$107.85
TTD729.09
|
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