Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 45.9% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 54.0% less for restaurants
|
Warsaw
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN40.46
|
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN35.40
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.31
|
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
|
pay 40.9% less for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.45
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN17.82
|
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN15.52
|
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN12.36
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN10.38
|
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.85
|
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.05
|
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.36
|
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.67
|
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.69
|
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.91
|
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
|
pay 2.7% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN25.34
|
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN111.26
|
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN125,614.42
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN32.37
|
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN70.28
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,374.18
|
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,402.42
|
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN917.44
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
|
pay 80.9% less for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN2,075.63
|
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN51,417.99
|
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
|
pay 64.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN15.17
|
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.96
|
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN19.47
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN172.68
|
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN35.40
|
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN365.61
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN169.85
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN361.00
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN417.62
|
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
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