Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 51.6% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 62.4% less for restaurants
|
Monrovia
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$4.00
IRR168,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$4.00
IRR168,900
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD329.63
|
$0.54
IRR22,869
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$0.96
IRR40,590
|
|
pay 72.7% less for groceries
|
Monrovia
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.80
|
$0.58
IRR24,411
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,145.06
|
$2.03
IRR85,512
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,107.43
|
$2.39
IRR100,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD762.99
|
$1.11
IRR46,962
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD792.99
|
$1.73
IRR72,963
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.90
|
$0.48
IRR20,109
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD645.41
|
$0.69
IRR29,204
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD828.24
|
$0.45
IRR18,835
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD810.58
|
$0.28
IRR11,921
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.70
|
$0.24
IRR9,957
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD775.60
|
$0.23
IRR9,755
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for transportation
|
Monrovia
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD817.32
|
$2.90
IRR122,596
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.00
IRR633,375
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD983,048.28
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,378,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,460.97
|
$2.90
IRR122,452
|
|
pay 5.4% more for housing
|
Monrovia
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,081.16
|
$6.62
IRR279,603
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD129,266.65
|
$471.62
IRR19,914,223
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,451.00
|
$303.59
IRR12,819,246
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,419.82
|
$13.35
IRR563,667
|
|
pay 47.0% more for childcare
|
Monrovia
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,412.73
|
$126.80
IRR5,354,009
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,849.96
|
$1,850.92
IRR78,155,097
|
|
pay 67.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monrovia
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$0.75
IRR31,669
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD605.94
|
$1.43
IRR60,205
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD969.50
|
$2.50
IRR105,562
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,784.87
|
$17.44
IRR736,388
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,890.48
|
$1.50
IRR63,338
|
|
pay 54.3% more for clothing
|
Monrovia
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,570.17
|
$33.14
IRR1,399,206
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,544.12
|
$28.48
IRR1,202,568
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,906.87
|
$141.42
IRR5,971,589
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,330.62
|
$69.72
IRR2,943,744
|
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