Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 45.3% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 52.1% less for restaurants
Budapest
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,201.57
|
$4.00
IRR168,400
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,151.18
|
$4.00
IRR168,400
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF615.15
|
$0.54
IRR22,801
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF469.51
|
$0.96
IRR40,470
|
|
pay 50.7% less for groceries
Budapest
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF590.95
|
$0.58
IRR24,338
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,801.01
|
$2.03
IRR85,258
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,537.26
|
$2.39
IRR100,489
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF936.19
|
$1.11
IRR46,823
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF961.85
|
$1.73
IRR72,747
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF270.23
|
$0.48
IRR20,049
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF316.40
|
$0.69
IRR29,118
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF335.18
|
$0.45
IRR18,780
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF524.95
|
$0.28
IRR11,885
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF212.01
|
$0.24
IRR9,927
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF231.85
|
$0.23
IRR9,726
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,508.14
|
$2.90
IRR122,234
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF9,978.74
|
$15.00
IRR631,500
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,554,326.64
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,368,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,852.82
|
$2.90
IRR122,090
|
|
pay 54.5% less for housing
Budapest
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,658.76
|
$6.62
IRR278,775
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF239,528.07
|
$471.62
IRR19,855,270
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF186,261.24
|
$303.59
IRR12,781,297
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF45,765.47
|
$13.35
IRR561,998
|
|
pay 76.9% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF163,288.42
|
$126.80
IRR5,338,160
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF3,977,760.24
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,923,732
|
|
pay 63.9% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,050.39
|
$0.75
IRR31,575
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF876.82
|
$1.43
IRR60,027
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,310.87
|
$2.50
IRR105,250
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF19,329.49
|
$17.44
IRR734,208
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,888.58
|
$1.50
IRR63,150
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
Budapest
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF29,772.06
|
$33.14
IRR1,395,064
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,685.25
|
$28.48
IRR1,199,008
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF34,567.49
|
$141.42
IRR5,953,912
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF37,381.66
|
$69.72
IRR2,935,030
|
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