Cost of living comparison

compared to

Tehran is 58.3% cheaper than Hong Kong.

If you lived in Tehran instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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