Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 61.4% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 75.1% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
€20.01
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.06
€12.01
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.31
€3.04
|
$0.54
IRR22,781
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
€2.58
|
$0.96
IRR40,433
|
|
pay 63.7% less for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
$0.58
IRR24,317
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.05
|
$2.03
IRR85,183
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
€4.69
|
$2.39
IRR100,399
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
$1.11
IRR46,781
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.95
€5.47
|
$1.73
IRR72,682
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$0.48
IRR20,031
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.69
IRR29,092
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.45
IRR18,763
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
€1.43
|
$0.28
IRR11,875
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.24
IRR9,918
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.23
IRR9,717
|
|
pay 21.8% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
€7.52
|
$2.90
IRR122,125
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$88.71
€81.54
|
$15.00
IRR630,938
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,110.45
€29,514.32
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,365,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.25
€23.21
|
$2.90
IRR121,981
|
|
pay 84.8% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.09
€46.04
|
$6.62
IRR278,527
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,059.29
€1,892.80
|
$471.62
IRR19,837,584
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,685.95
€1,549.64
|
$303.59
IRR12,769,912
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.74
€187.27
|
$13.35
IRR561,498
|
|
pay 89.2% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,119.81
€1,948.43
|
$126.80
IRR5,333,405
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,765.02
€10,813.82
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,854,322
|
|
pay 78.9% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.08
€6.50
|
$0.75
IRR31,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
€3.93
|
$1.43
IRR59,973
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.34
€9.50
|
$2.50
IRR105,156
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.30
€57.26
|
$17.44
IRR733,554
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.33
€15.01
|
$1.50
IRR63,094
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.06
€81.86
|
$33.14
IRR1,393,821
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.70
€30.97
|
$28.48
IRR1,197,940
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.07
€86.47
|
$141.42
IRR5,948,608
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.42
€101.49
|
$69.72
IRR2,932,416
|
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