Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 18.4% cheaper than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 8.2% less for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
$0.54
IRR22,781
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
$0.96
IRR40,433
|
|
pay 45.8% less for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
$0.58
IRR24,317
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
$2.03
IRR85,183
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
$2.39
IRR100,399
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
$1.11
IRR46,781
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
$1.73
IRR72,682
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
$0.48
IRR20,031
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
$0.69
IRR29,092
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
$0.45
IRR18,763
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
$0.28
IRR11,875
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
$0.24
IRR9,918
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
$0.23
IRR9,717
|
|
pay 50.2% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
$2.90
IRR122,125
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
$15.00
IRR630,938
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,365,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
$2.90
IRR121,981
|
|
pay 55.9% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
$6.62
IRR278,527
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
$471.62
IRR19,837,584
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
$303.59
IRR12,769,912
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
$13.35
IRR561,498
|
|
pay 21.8% less for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
$126.80
IRR5,333,405
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,854,322
|
|
pay 36.4% less for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
$0.75
IRR31,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
$1.43
IRR59,973
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
$2.50
IRR105,156
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
$17.44
IRR733,554
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
$1.50
IRR63,094
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
$33.14
IRR1,393,821
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
$28.48
IRR1,197,940
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
$141.42
IRR5,948,608
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
$69.72
IRR2,932,416
|
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