Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 5.3 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Tehran
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$21.66
€20.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,788
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,446
|
$2.08
€1.93
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Tehran
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,324
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,208
|
$3.97
€3.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,429
|
$5.30
€4.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,795
|
$4.14
€3.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,704
|
$4.61
€4.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,037
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,100
|
$1.01
€0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,768
|
$1.35
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,878
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,921
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,720
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Tehran
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,161
|
$7.20
€6.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR631,125
|
$129.96
€120.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,366,000,000
|
$39,718.55
€36,848.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,018
|
$22.04
€20.45
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,610
|
$56.72
€52.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,843,480
|
$2,216.44
€2,056.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,773,707
|
$1,934.10
€1,794.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,665
|
$227.14
€210.73
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,334,990
|
$1,385.73
€1,285.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,877,459
|
$10,612.44
€9,845.69
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,556
|
$7.04
€6.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR59,991
|
$4.29
€3.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,188
|
$17.33
€16.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR733,772
|
$50.46
€46.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,112
|
$14.08
€13.06
|
|
pay 59.4% more for clothing
Tehran
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,235
|
$93.14
€86.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,296
|
$40.93
€37.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,950,376
|
$97.04
€90.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,933,287
|
$100.46
€93.20
|
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