Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 33.9% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 84.7% more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,156
|
$4.00
IRR168,140
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,433
|
$4.40
IRR184,954
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD668
|
$0.92
IRR38,596
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD256
|
$0.82
IRR34,640
|
|
pay 5.4% less for groceries
Baghdad
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD965
|
$0.52
IRR21,718
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,843
|
$2.11
IRR88,594
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,097
|
$2.81
IRR118,064
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,182
|
$1.24
IRR52,263
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,451
|
$1.36
IRR57,308
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD500
|
$0.46
IRR19,466
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD580
|
$0.64
IRR27,067
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD535
|
$0.44
IRR18,410
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD375
|
$0.26
IRR11,005
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD362
|
$0.26
IRR10,961
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD316
|
$0.24
IRR9,960
|
|
pay 88.1% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,728
|
$2.73
IRR114,876
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD29,942
|
$13.14
IRR552,360
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,569,808
|
$67,000.00
IRR2,816,345,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,551
|
$3.36
IRR141,048
|
|
pay 15.0% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,575
|
$13.61
IRR572,041
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD550,351
|
$541.99
IRR22,782,372
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD327,352
|
$422.67
IRR17,766,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,126
|
$16.67
IRR700,514
|
|
pay 1.2% less for childcare
Baghdad
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,236
|
$130.51
IRR5,485,923
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,218,419
|
$1,698.11
IRR71,380,142
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,608
|
$1.00
IRR42,035
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,058
|
$1.49
IRR62,591
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,237
|
$2.96
IRR124,277
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,116
|
$20.28
IRR852,452
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,129
|
$1.36
IRR57,168
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,676
|
$43.43
IRR1,825,750
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD36,987
|
$44.92
IRR1,888,124
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,033
|
$137.62
IRR5,784,951
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD46,977
|
$86.88
IRR3,651,793
|
|
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