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
PLN40.55
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.35
|
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
|
pay 40.9% less for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.46
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN17.86
|
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN15.55
|
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN12.39
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN10.40
|
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.86
|
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.06
|
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.37
|
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.68
|
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.70
|
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.92
|
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
|
pay 2.7% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN25.40
|
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN111.51
|
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN125,903.62
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN32.44
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN70.44
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,384.25
|
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,410.26
|
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN919.55
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
|
pay 80.9% less for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN2,080.41
|
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN51,536.37
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
|
pay 64.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN15.21
|
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN15.00
|
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN19.51
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN173.08
|
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN366.45
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN170.24
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN361.83
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN418.58
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
|
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