Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 71.7% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 78.3% less for restaurants
Hamilton
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$50.00
BMD50.00
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
BMD15.00
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.19
BMD3.19
|
$0.54
IRR22,788
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
BMD2.75
|
$0.96
IRR40,446
|
|
pay 87.3% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$8.20
BMD8.20
|
$0.58
IRR24,324
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.11
BMD8.11
|
$2.03
IRR85,208
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
BMD16.07
|
$2.39
IRR100,429
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.10
BMD8.10
|
$1.11
IRR46,795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.59
BMD9.59
|
$1.73
IRR72,704
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.20
BMD5.20
|
$0.48
IRR20,037
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.20
BMD3.20
|
$0.69
IRR29,100
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
BMD4.74
|
$0.45
IRR18,768
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.36
BMD4.36
|
$0.28
IRR11,878
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
BMD3.84
|
$0.24
IRR9,921
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
BMD2.84
|
$0.23
IRR9,720
|
|
pay 29.5% less for transportation
Hamilton
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.77
BMD8.77
|
$2.90
IRR122,161
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
BMD69.00
|
$15.00
IRR631,125
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,500.00
BMD36,500.00
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,366,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.38
BMD36.38
|
$2.90
IRR122,018
|
|
pay 90.2% less for housing
Hamilton
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$138.75
BMD138.75
|
$6.62
IRR278,610
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,411.11
BMD3,411.11
|
$471.62
IRR19,843,480
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,200.00
BMD2,200.00
|
$303.59
IRR12,773,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.60
BMD199.60
|
$13.35
IRR561,665
|
|
pay 91.2% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,268.00
BMD1,268.00
|
$126.80
IRR5,334,990
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,555.56
BMD24,555.56
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,877,459
|
|
pay 86.3% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BMD10.00
|
$0.75
IRR31,556
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.68
BMD5.68
|
$1.43
IRR59,991
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.50
BMD17.50
|
$2.50
IRR105,188
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$172.00
BMD172.00
|
$17.44
IRR733,772
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
BMD13.00
|
$1.50
IRR63,112
|
|
pay 38.8% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.00
BMD75.00
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,235
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BMD60.00
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,296
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.00
BMD140.00
|
$141.42
IRR5,950,376
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.83
BMD133.83
|
$69.72
IRR2,933,287
|
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