Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 55.2% more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 24.8% more for restaurants
Tehran
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,900
|
$7.64
BYN24.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,900
|
$4.89
BYN15.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,869
|
$0.77
BYN2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,590
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
pay 39.0% more for groceries
Tehran
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,411
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,512
|
$3.07
BYN10.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,787
|
$2.61
BYN8.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,962
|
$1.26
BYN4.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,963
|
$1.68
BYN5.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,109
|
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,204
|
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,835
|
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,921
|
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,957
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,755
|
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
|
pay 13.8% less for transportation
Tehran
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,596
|
$2.78
BYN9.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR633,375
|
$15.60
BYN51.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,378,000,000
|
$17,572.15
BYN57,465.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,452
|
$3.58
BYN11.69
|
|
pay 63.4% more for housing
Tehran
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR279,603
|
$10.72
BYN35.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,914,223
|
$429.93
BYN1,405.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,819,246
|
$258.96
BYN846.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR563,667
|
$42.06
BYN137.53
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,354,009
|
$303.69
BYN993.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR78,155,097
|
$5,704.58
BYN18,655.54
|
|
pay 59.0% more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,669
|
$1.00
BYN3.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR60,205
|
$1.61
BYN5.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,562
|
$1.60
BYN5.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR736,388
|
$31.28
BYN102.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,338
|
$4.58
BYN14.99
|
|
pay 40.2% more for clothing
Tehran
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,399,206
|
$65.57
BYN214.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,202,568
|
$42.29
BYN138.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,971,589
|
$100.53
BYN328.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,943,744
|
$99.89
BYN326.66
|
|
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