Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 2.5 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Tripoli
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.63
LYD27.600
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.10
LYD20.070
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
LYD2.470
|
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.10
LYD0.500
|
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
|
pay 1.2% more for groceries
|
Tripoli
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
LYD12.610
|
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
LYD19.820
|
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
LYD7.240
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
LYD7.780
|
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LYD4.320
|
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LYD2.800
|
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.36
LYD1.750
|
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
LYD1.210
|
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
LYD1.580
|
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for transportation
|
Tripoli
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.74
LYD111.410
|
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,851.83
LYD72,755.750
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.32
LYD45.660
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 42.9% more for housing
|
Tripoli
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.49
LYD100.350
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$210.71
LYD1,032.200
|
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.23
LYD637.960
|
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.36
LYD129.140
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
|
pay 60.1% more for childcare
|
Tripoli
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.27
LYD354.020
|
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,170.59
LYD5,734.440
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
|
pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tripoli
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.72
LYD3.510
|
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.15
LYD10.540
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.63
LYD130.460
|
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.12
LYD25.090
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 39.7% more for clothing
|
Tripoli
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.22
LYD148.020
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
LYD194.350
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.09
LYD255.180
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.60
LYD331.160
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
|
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