Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 7.5% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 48.8% more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.120
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.160
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.110
|
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.070
|
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
|
pay 3.7% more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.290
|
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.420
|
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.890
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.540
|
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.720
|
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.870
|
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.580
|
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.970
|
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.870
|
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
|
pay 31.2% more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.650
|
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.360
|
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND121,246.570
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.180
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 11.8% more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.320
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND803.920
|
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND549.200
|
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND125.180
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
|
pay 9.8% less for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND307.000
|
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,228.800
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
|
pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.810
|
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.060
|
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.100
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND97.670
|
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.160
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND145.600
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND167.990
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND291.460
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND240.370
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
|
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