Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 3.0 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 8.1% less for restaurants
Tehran
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$4.15
CN¥30.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$5.54
CN¥40.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,788
|
$0.50
CN¥3.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,446
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Tehran
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,324
|
$1.43
CN¥10.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,208
|
$6.83
CN¥49.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,429
|
$7.46
CN¥53.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,795
|
$1.75
CN¥12.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,704
|
$1.44
CN¥10.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,037
|
$0.96
CN¥6.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,100
|
$0.79
CN¥5.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,768
|
$0.87
CN¥6.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,878
|
$0.58
CN¥4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,921
|
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,720
|
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
|
pay 42.1% more for transportation
Tehran
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,161
|
$4.35
CN¥31.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR631,125
|
$34.62
CN¥250.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,366,000,000
|
$20,773.90
CN¥150,126.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,018
|
$4.68
CN¥33.83
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,610
|
$13.59
CN¥98.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,843,480
|
$969.73
CN¥7,007.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,773,707
|
$561.86
CN¥4,060.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,665
|
$42.17
CN¥304.75
|
|
pay 10.1 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,334,990
|
$836.50
CN¥6,045.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,877,459
|
$25,256.69
CN¥182,522.49
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,556
|
$1.38
CN¥10.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR59,991
|
$3.73
CN¥26.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,188
|
$3.46
CN¥25.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR733,772
|
$62.16
CN¥449.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,112
|
$8.31
CN¥60.05
|
|
pay 35.8% more for clothing
Tehran
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,235
|
$65.57
CN¥473.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,296
|
$35.21
CN¥254.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,950,376
|
$85.31
CN¥616.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,933,287
|
$112.58
CN¥813.60
|
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