Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 45.1% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 63.5% less for restaurants
|
Valletta
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.43
|
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.82
|
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
|
pay 59.0% less for groceries
|
Valletta
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
€1.32
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.57
|
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
€4.38
|
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€3.00
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
€3.49
|
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.34
|
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.09
|
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
|
pay 39.6% more for transportation
|
Valletta
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
€5.16
|
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,186.43
€23,885.86
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.79
€25.41
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 69.9% less for housing
|
Valletta
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.37
€28.80
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,093.20
€1,036.75
|
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$955.66
€906.31
|
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.53
€64.04
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
|
pay 80.4% less for childcare
|
Valletta
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$660.21
€626.11
|
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€8,131.36
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
|
pay 65.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Valletta
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.07
|
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.37
|
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.95
€5.64
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.16
€44.72
|
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 16.5% less for clothing
|
Valletta
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.77
€87.03
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.73
€33.88
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€88.94
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.82
€96.56
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
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