Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 55.6% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 71.1% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.01
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$0.54
IRR22,781
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$0.96
IRR40,433
|
|
pay 63.0% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
$0.58
IRR24,317
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.37
|
$2.03
IRR85,183
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.30
|
$2.39
IRR100,399
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
$1.11
IRR46,781
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.87
|
$1.73
IRR72,682
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$0.48
IRR20,031
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.69
IRR29,092
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.45
IRR18,763
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.51
|
$0.28
IRR11,875
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.24
IRR9,918
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.23
IRR9,717
|
|
pay 18.6% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$2.90
IRR122,125
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.02
|
$15.00
IRR630,938
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,794.46
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,365,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.40
|
$2.90
IRR121,981
|
|
pay 78.8% less for housing
Berlin
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.08
|
$6.62
IRR278,527
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,279.52
|
$471.62
IRR19,837,584
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€908.80
|
$303.59
IRR12,769,912
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€255.84
|
$13.35
IRR561,498
|
|
pay 59.9% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€192.18
|
$126.80
IRR5,333,405
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,665.32
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,854,322
|
|
pay 72.8% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.50
|
$0.75
IRR31,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.72
|
$1.43
IRR59,973
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.20
|
$2.50
IRR105,156
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.53
|
$17.44
IRR733,554
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.26
|
$1.50
IRR63,094
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€81.64
|
$33.14
IRR1,393,821
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€37.93
|
$28.48
IRR1,197,940
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€88.71
|
$141.42
IRR5,948,608
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€132.76
|
$69.72
IRR2,932,416
|
|
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