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Tehran vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 21.9% cheaper than Ulaanbaatar.

Restaurants: pay 11.0% more in Tehran
Groceries: pay 51.2% less in Tehran
Transportation: pay 36.0% more in Tehran
Housing: pay 41.6% less in Tehran
Childcare: pay 48.4% less in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.7% less in Tehran
Clothing: pay 21.2% less in Tehran

The cost of transportation and restaurants in Tehran are more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Expenses including groceries, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Tehran.

Tehran vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.0% more for restaurants

	Ulaanbaatar	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	$4.00 IRR168,350	-21.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	$5.00 IRR210,438	+3.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	$0.45 IRR19,105	-45.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	$1.08 IRR45,663	+107.9%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 51.2% less for groceries

	Ulaanbaatar	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	$0.53 IRR22,515	-41.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	$1.83 IRR76,975	-73.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	$2.32 IRR97,775	-57.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	$1.26 IRR53,067	-43.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	$1.84 IRR77,606	-9.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	$0.46 IRR19,218	-73.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	$0.70 IRR29,490	-46.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	$0.42 IRR17,762	-77.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	$0.32 IRR13,338	-78.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	$0.24 IRR10,199	-20.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	$0.26 IRR11,087	-42.1%
Average			-51.2%

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pay 36.0% more for transportation

	Ulaanbaatar	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	$2.76 IRR116,010	-31.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	$10.00 IRR420,875	+23.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	$90,000.00 IRR3,787,875,000	+196.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	$2.90 IRR122,054	-45.3%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 41.6% less for housing

	Ulaanbaatar	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	$6.79 IRR285,858	-53.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	$489.72 IRR20,611,060	-12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	$339.71 IRR14,297,408	-20.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	$11.89 IRR500,410	-79.7%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 48.4% less for childcare

	Ulaanbaatar	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	$123.20 IRR5,185,180	-19.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	$1,753.32 IRR73,792,779	-77.2%
Average			-48.4%

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pay 37.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Ulaanbaatar	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$0.80 IRR33,670	-54.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	$1.51 IRR63,393	-40.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$2.50 IRR105,219	+41.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	$19.23 IRR809,353	-67.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	$1.50 IRR63,131	-67.1%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 21.2% less for clothing

	Ulaanbaatar	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	$36.21 IRR1,523,785	-45.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	$27.96 IRR1,176,958	-44.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	$138.01 IRR5,808,333	+56.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	$70.09 IRR2,950,014	-50.7%
Average			-21.2%

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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: January 2025

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