Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 2.5 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 13.1% less for restaurants
Tehran
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$2.77
THB101.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$5.55
THB202.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,788
|
$0.58
THB21.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,446
|
$0.31
THB11.49
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Tehran
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,324
|
$1.62
THB59.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,208
|
$9.67
THB353.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,429
|
$6.60
THB241.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,795
|
$2.22
THB81.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,704
|
$1.30
THB47.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,037
|
$1.37
THB50.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,100
|
$0.70
THB25.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,768
|
$1.02
THB37.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,878
|
$0.78
THB28.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,921
|
$0.69
THB25.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,720
|
$0.61
THB22.45
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Tehran
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,161
|
$4.25
THB155.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR631,125
|
$36.06
THB1,318.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,366,000,000
|
$51,319.04
THB1,875,948.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,018
|
$10.52
THB384.48
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,610
|
$15.07
THB550.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,843,480
|
$608.65
THB22,248.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,773,707
|
$287.69
THB10,516.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,665
|
$70.06
THB2,560.92
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,334,990
|
$614.94
THB22,478.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,877,459
|
$12,311.97
THB450,059.32
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,556
|
$2.08
THB76.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR59,991
|
$2.37
THB86.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,188
|
$4.16
THB152.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR733,772
|
$57.72
THB2,109.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,112
|
$6.94
THB253.51
|
|
pay 26.3% more for clothing
Tehran
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,235
|
$53.87
THB1,969.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,296
|
$39.30
THB1,436.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,950,376
|
$101.75
THB3,719.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,933,287
|
$92.54
THB3,382.75
|
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