Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 39.1% cheaper than Yerevan.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Yerevan, you would:
pay 20.6% less for restaurants
|
Yerevan
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.57
AMD4,552.75
|
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,541.03
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
AMD390.63
|
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
AMD234.85
|
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
|
Yerevan
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
AMD339.65
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
AMD1,587.22
|
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.24
AMD2,454.48
|
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
AMD968.61
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.37
AMD1,327.40
|
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD219.61
|
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
AMD324.55
|
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AMD310.89
|
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
AMD396.73
|
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD132.02
|
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
AMD126.34
|
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
|
pay 22.3% more for transportation
|
Yerevan
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.29
AMD2,081.34
|
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD5,058.61
|
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD12,140,672.81
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
AMD1,679.46
|
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
|
pay 62.6% less for housing
|
Yerevan
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.21
AMD8,737.85
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$931.30
AMD366,324.64
|
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.77
AMD246,144.47
|
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.60
AMD38,784.90
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
|
Yerevan
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$374.24
AMD147,205.66
|
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,037.50
AMD3,554,885.78
|
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
|
pay 57.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yerevan
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
AMD809.38
|
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AMD1,479.87
|
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD1,011.72
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.02
AMD41,700.99
|
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
AMD3,035.17
|
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
|
pay 41.6% less for clothing
|
Yerevan
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.12
AMD43,707.88
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.96
AMD25,156.85
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD55,039.63
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.43
AMD46,979.13
|
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
|
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