Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 26.5% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 56.6% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿108.66
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿217.32
|
$4.40
IRR185,075
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.97
|
$0.92
IRR38,621
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.87
|
$0.82
IRR34,663
|
|
pay 50.6% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿68.49
|
$0.52
IRR21,732
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿319.06
|
$2.11
IRR88,652
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿242.69
|
$2.81
IRR118,141
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿74.24
|
$1.24
IRR52,297
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿53.60
|
$1.36
IRR57,345
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿50.09
|
$0.46
IRR19,478
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.33
|
$0.64
IRR27,085
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿33.19
|
$0.44
IRR18,422
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.99
|
$0.26
IRR11,012
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.81
|
$0.26
IRR10,968
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.07
|
$0.24
IRR9,966
|
|
pay 39.9% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿164.16
|
$2.73
IRR114,952
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,412.56
|
$13.14
IRR552,721
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,173,167.92
|
$67,000.00
IRR2,818,187,500
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿390.08
|
$3.36
IRR141,140
|
|
pay 17.3% less for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿579.18
|
$13.61
IRR572,415
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿24,262.28
|
$541.99
IRR22,797,276
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,552.94
|
$422.67
IRR17,778,473
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,240.12
|
$16.67
IRR700,972
|
|
pay 82.1% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,702.67
|
$130.51
IRR5,489,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿496,677.53
|
$1,698.11
IRR71,426,840
|
|
pay 54.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿86.93
|
$1.00
IRR42,062
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿84.73
|
$1.49
IRR62,632
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿162.99
|
$2.96
IRR124,359
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,086.95
|
$20.28
IRR853,010
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿293.38
|
$1.36
IRR57,205
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,202.75
|
$43.43
IRR1,826,945
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,491.44
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,359
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,584.74
|
$137.62
IRR5,788,736
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,753.20
|
$86.88
IRR3,654,182
|
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