Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 11.1% cheaper than Vientiane.
- Restaurants
-
pay 78.0% more in Tehran
- Groceries
-
pay 43.0% less in Tehran
- Transportation
-
pay 4.7% more in Tehran
- Housing
-
pay 54.1% less in Tehran
- Childcare
-
pay 72.0% less in Tehran
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 15.2% less in Tehran
- Clothing
-
pay 24.2% more in Tehran
The cost of restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Tehran are more expensive than in Vientiane. Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tehran. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Tehran.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 78.0% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK42,814
|
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK64,221
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,418
|
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,135
|
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
|
pay 43.0% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK19,694
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK296,229
|
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK138,631
|
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK37,803
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK63,719
|
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,044
|
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,631
|
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK19,940
|
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK12,866
|
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,676
|
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,892
|
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
|
pay 4.7% more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK108,058
|
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,063,162
|
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK611,770,395
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK241,471
|
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
|
pay 54.1% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK241,267
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,552,729
|
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK16,756,633
|
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,172,744
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
|
pay 72.0% less for childcare
Vientiane
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,183,531
|
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK199,798,618
|
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,485
|
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,296
|
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,251
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,074,063
|
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK75,664
|
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
|
pay 24.2% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,854,016
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,357,815
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,237,081
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK895,672
|
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
|
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