Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 23.5% cheaper than St. George's.
If you lived in Tehran instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 42.2% less for restaurants
St. George's
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$4.40
IRR185,130
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
$0.92
IRR38,633
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.82
IRR34,673
|
|
pay 63.1% less for groceries
St. George's
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.52
IRR21,739
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$2.11
IRR88,678
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
$2.81
IRR118,176
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$1.24
IRR52,313
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
$1.36
IRR57,362
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$0.46
IRR19,484
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
$0.64
IRR27,093
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
$0.44
IRR18,428
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
$0.26
IRR11,015
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
$0.26
IRR10,972
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.24
IRR9,969
|
|
pay 6.3% more for transportation
St. George's
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
$2.73
IRR114,986
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$13.14
IRR552,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
$67,000.00
IRR2,819,025,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$3.36
IRR141,182
|
|
pay 29.4% less for housing
St. George's
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
$13.61
IRR572,585
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
$541.99
IRR22,804,051
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
$422.67
IRR17,783,756
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$16.67
IRR701,180
|
|
pay 31.7% more for childcare
St. George's
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$130.51
IRR5,491,143
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
$1,698.11
IRR71,448,066
|
|
pay 54.1% less for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.00
IRR42,075
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.49
IRR62,651
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.96
IRR124,396
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
$20.28
IRR853,263
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.36
IRR57,222
|
|
pay 13.7% less for clothing
St. George's
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
$43.43
IRR1,827,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,921
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
$137.62
IRR5,790,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
$86.88
IRR3,655,268
|
|
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