Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 58.3% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 39.9% less for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.71
|
$4.00
IRR168,420
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.81
|
$4.00
IRR168,420
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
$0.54
IRR22,804
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
$0.96
IRR40,474
|
|
pay 73.0% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.83
|
$0.58
IRR24,341
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$110.92
|
$2.03
IRR85,269
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.38
|
$2.39
IRR100,501
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.14
|
$1.11
IRR46,828
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.87
|
$1.73
IRR72,756
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
$0.48
IRR20,052
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
$0.69
IRR29,121
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.62
|
$0.45
IRR18,782
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
$0.28
IRR11,887
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.42
|
$0.24
IRR9,928
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
$0.23
IRR9,727
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.59
|
$2.90
IRR122,248
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$497.87
|
$15.00
IRR631,575
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,693.06
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,368,400,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.54
|
$2.90
IRR122,104
|
|
pay 81.0% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.22
|
$6.62
IRR278,808
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,061.02
|
$471.62
IRR19,857,628
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,559.89
|
$303.59
IRR12,782,815
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.88
|
$13.35
IRR562,065
|
|
pay 88.9% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,224.16
|
$126.80
IRR5,338,794
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,130.58
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,932,987
|
|
pay 82.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.74
|
$0.75
IRR31,579
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.27
|
$1.43
IRR60,034
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.57
|
$2.50
IRR105,262
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$670.78
|
$17.44
IRR734,295
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.57
|
$1.50
IRR63,158
|
|
pay 20.2% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$592.43
|
$33.14
IRR1,395,229
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$319.94
|
$28.48
IRR1,199,150
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$710.54
|
$141.42
IRR5,954,619
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,049.81
|
$69.72
IRR2,935,379
|
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