Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 46.6% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 32.6% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,216
|
$4.00
IRR168,900
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,157
|
$4.00
IRR168,900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,109
|
$0.54
IRR22,869
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,137
|
$0.96
IRR40,590
|
|
pay 75.7% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,274
|
$0.58
IRR24,411
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,377
|
$2.03
IRR85,512
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,333
|
$2.39
IRR100,787
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,526
|
$1.11
IRR46,962
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,582
|
$1.73
IRR72,963
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,315
|
$0.48
IRR20,109
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,175
|
$0.69
IRR29,204
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,569
|
$0.45
IRR18,835
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,755
|
$0.28
IRR11,921
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,639
|
$0.24
IRR9,957
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,957
|
$0.23
IRR9,755
|
|
pay 3.3% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,484
|
$2.90
IRR122,596
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩62,452
|
$15.00
IRR633,375
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,471,382
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,378,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩13,051
|
$2.90
IRR122,452
|
|
pay 62.7% less for housing
Seoul
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,531
|
$6.62
IRR279,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,208,168
|
$471.62
IRR19,914,223
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩731,468
|
$303.59
IRR12,819,246
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩194,282
|
$13.35
IRR563,667
|
|
pay 78.9% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩527,995
|
$126.80
IRR5,354,009
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,821,334
|
$1,850.92
IRR78,155,097
|
|
pay 64.2% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,098
|
$0.75
IRR31,669
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,362
|
$1.43
IRR60,205
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,588
|
$2.50
IRR105,562
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩72,841
|
$17.44
IRR736,388
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,294
|
$1.50
IRR63,338
|
|
pay 15.6% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩84,054
|
$33.14
IRR1,399,206
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,847
|
$28.48
IRR1,202,568
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩118,832
|
$141.42
IRR5,971,589
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩176,035
|
$69.72
IRR2,943,744
|
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