Cost of living comparison

Tehran, Iran

compared to

Pretoria, South Africa

Pretoria vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 2.3 times more expensive than Tehran.

Restaurants: pay 50.9% more in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 87.0% more in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 16.7% more in Pretoria

The cost of housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and restaurants in Pretoria are more expensive than in Tehran. Notably, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Pretoria.

Pretoria vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pretoria instead of Tehran, you would:

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pay 50.9% more for restaurants

	Tehran	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 IRR168,400	$8.52 ZAR155.50	+113.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 IRR210,500	$4.68 ZAR85.47	-6.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IRR19,110	$1.01 ZAR18.40	+122.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 IRR45,676	$0.81 ZAR14.82	-25.1%
Average			+50.9%

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pay 87.0% more for groceries

	Tehran	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.53 IRR22,521	$1.07 ZAR19.60	+100.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.83 IRR76,998	$3.70 ZAR67.47	+102.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.32 IRR97,804	$4.91 ZAR89.67	+111.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.26 IRR53,083	$2.35 ZAR42.84	+86.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.84 IRR77,629	$2.08 ZAR37.90	+12.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 IRR19,224	$0.69 ZAR12.60	+51.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 IRR29,499	$0.68 ZAR12.50	-2.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 IRR17,768	$0.73 ZAR13.24	+71.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 IRR13,342	$0.75 ZAR13.75	+137.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR10,202	$0.64 ZAR11.68	+164.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR11,090	$0.58 ZAR10.64	+121.3%
Average			+87.0%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Tehran	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 IRR116,045	$5.05 ZAR92.26	+83.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 IRR421,000	$65.32 ZAR1,192.18	+553.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$90,000.00 IRR3,789,000,000	$19,084.78 ZAR348,324.28	-78.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.90 IRR122,090	$8.78 ZAR160.17	+202.6%
Average			+190.1%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Tehran	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.79 IRR285,943	$39.13 ZAR714.21	+476.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.72 IRR20,617,182	$416.34 ZAR7,598.86	-15.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$339.71 IRR14,301,654	$379.25 ZAR6,921.83	+11.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$11.89 IRR500,559	$86.03 ZAR1,570.16	+623.6%
Average			+274.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Tehran	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.20 IRR5,186,720	$216.65 ZAR3,954.19	+75.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,753.32 IRR73,814,695	$4,800.41 ZAR87,614.22	+173.8%
Average			+124.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tehran	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 IRR33,680	$2.39 ZAR43.54	+198.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.51 IRR63,412	$2.00 ZAR36.43	+32.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR105,250	$2.95 ZAR53.91	+18.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.23 IRR809,593	$34.21 ZAR624.39	+77.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.50 IRR63,150	$7.81 ZAR142.54	+420.7%
Average			+149.5%

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pay 16.7% more for clothing

	Tehran	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.21 IRR1,524,238	$49.09 ZAR895.90	+35.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.96 IRR1,177,308	$34.65 ZAR632.37	+23.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.01 IRR5,810,058	$92.30 ZAR1,684.60	-33.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.09 IRR2,950,890	$98.31 ZAR1,794.25	+40.3%
Average			+16.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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