Cost of living comparison
Bern is 8.0 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Bern instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
Tehran
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,900
|
$25.97
CHF23.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,900
|
$16.57
CHF14.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,869
|
$4.47
CHF4.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,590
|
$4.05
CHF3.66
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for groceries
Tehran
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,411
|
$3.27
CHF2.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,512
|
$11.92
CHF10.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,787
|
$7.39
CHF6.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,962
|
$6.04
CHF5.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,963
|
$13.47
CHF12.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,109
|
$1.39
CHF1.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,204
|
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,835
|
$1.28
CHF1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,921
|
$2.67
CHF2.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,957
|
$1.02
CHF0.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,755
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for transportation
Tehran
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,596
|
$7.69
CHF6.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR633,375
|
$87.29
CHF78.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,378,000,000
|
$36,243.17
CHF32,717.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,452
|
$51.82
CHF46.78
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR279,603
|
$52.19
CHF47.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,914,223
|
$1,589.14
CHF1,434.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,819,246
|
$1,151.02
CHF1,039.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR563,667
|
$254.38
CHF229.64
|
|
pay 20.5 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,354,009
|
$2,928.18
CHF2,643.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR78,155,097
|
$33,149.24
CHF29,924.62
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,669
|
$7.18
CHF6.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR60,205
|
$5.06
CHF4.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,562
|
$10.22
CHF9.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR736,388
|
$76.47
CHF69.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,338
|
$22.10
CHF19.95
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Tehran
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,399,206
|
$146.65
CHF132.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,202,568
|
$61.69
CHF55.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,971,589
|
$159.53
CHF144.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,943,744
|
$183.11
CHF165.30
|
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