Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 86.7% more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Accra, you would:
pay 72.7% more for restaurants
Accra
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
GHS87.97
|
$4.40
IRR185,075
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
GHS8.28
|
$0.92
IRR38,621
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
GHS2.98
|
$0.82
IRR34,663
|
|
pay 40.8% less for groceries
Accra
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
GHS15.40
|
$0.52
IRR21,732
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.96
GHS53.89
|
$2.11
IRR88,652
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
GHS99.09
|
$2.81
IRR118,141
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
GHS23.24
|
$1.24
IRR52,297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
GHS25.42
|
$1.36
IRR57,345
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
GHS13.51
|
$0.46
IRR19,478
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
GHS5.83
|
$0.64
IRR27,085
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
GHS7.96
|
$0.44
IRR18,422
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GHS11.56
|
$0.26
IRR11,012
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GHS11.42
|
$0.26
IRR10,968
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
GHS9.46
|
$0.24
IRR9,966
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Accra
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
GHS50.13
|
$2.73
IRR114,952
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.56
GHS320.46
|
$13.14
IRR552,721
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,189.79
GHS84,200.36
|
$67,000.00
IRR2,818,187,500
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.31
GHS113.10
|
$3.36
IRR141,140
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Accra
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.59
GHS565.80
|
$13.61
IRR572,415
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$895.45
GHS12,180.92
|
$541.99
IRR22,797,276
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.21
GHS805.44
|
$422.67
IRR17,778,473
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.83
GHS405.77
|
$16.67
IRR700,972
|
|
pay 22.9% more for childcare
Accra
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.39
GHS821.52
|
$130.51
IRR5,489,512
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,690.48
GHS77,408.23
|
$1,698.11
IRR71,426,840
|
|
pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
GHS12.57
|
$1.00
IRR42,062
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
GHS29.09
|
$1.49
IRR62,632
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.48
GHS20.11
|
$2.96
IRR124,359
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.72
GHS499.55
|
$20.28
IRR853,010
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
GHS81.69
|
$1.36
IRR57,205
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Accra
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
GHS182.35
|
$43.43
IRR1,826,945
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$12.88
GHS175.16
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,359
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$34.37
GHS467.50
|
$137.62
IRR5,788,736
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.18
GHS464.99
|
$86.88
IRR3,654,182
|
|
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