Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 3.2 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 62.2% less for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP19.88
|
$4.00
IRR168,400
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.85
|
$4.00
IRR168,400
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.29
|
$0.54
IRR22,801
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.63
|
$0.96
IRR40,470
|
|
pay 58.0% less for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
$0.58
IRR24,338
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.77
|
$2.03
IRR85,258
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.17
|
$2.39
IRR100,489
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP11.93
|
$1.11
IRR46,823
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.39
|
$1.73
IRR72,747
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.25
|
$0.48
IRR20,049
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.25
|
$0.69
IRR29,118
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.40
|
$0.45
IRR18,780
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
$0.28
IRR11,885
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.93
|
$0.24
IRR9,927
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
$0.23
IRR9,726
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.29
|
$2.90
IRR122,234
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.00
IRR631,500
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,914.17
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,368,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP166.47
|
$2.90
IRR122,090
|
|
pay 94.4% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP298.16
|
$6.62
IRR278,775
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$471.62
IRR19,855,270
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$303.59
IRR12,781,297
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP532.01
|
$13.35
IRR561,998
|
|
pay 11.6 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP258.41
|
$126.80
IRR5,338,160
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP198.77
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,923,732
|
|
pay 55.5% less for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP7.95
|
$0.75
IRR31,575
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP6.96
|
$1.43
IRR60,027
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.85
|
$2.50
IRR105,250
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.69
|
$17.44
IRR734,208
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.50
IRR63,150
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP9.94
|
$33.14
IRR1,395,064
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.85
|
$28.48
IRR1,199,008
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.69
|
$141.42
IRR5,953,912
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.57
|
$69.72
IRR2,935,030
|
|
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