Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 43.8% cheaper than Belgrade.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 58.7% less for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.22
RSD1,101
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
RSD1,001
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
RSD254
|
$0.54
IRR22,781
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD172
|
$0.96
IRR40,433
|
|
pay 44.4% less for groceries
Belgrade
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
RSD88
|
$0.58
IRR24,317
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD543
|
$2.03
IRR85,183
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
RSD552
|
$2.39
IRR100,399
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
RSD296
|
$1.11
IRR46,781
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
RSD353
|
$1.73
IRR72,682
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD56
|
$0.48
IRR20,031
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
RSD82
|
$0.69
IRR29,092
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD86
|
$0.45
IRR18,763
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
RSD112
|
$0.28
IRR11,875
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD56
|
$0.24
IRR9,918
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD51
|
$0.23
IRR9,717
|
|
pay 6.5% more for transportation
Belgrade
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
RSD739
|
$2.90
IRR122,125
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.45
RSD2,203
|
$15.00
IRR630,938
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,545.65
RSD3,075,280
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,365,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.65
RSD1,039
|
$2.90
IRR121,981
|
|
pay 61.3% less for housing
Belgrade
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.07
RSD2,809
|
$6.62
IRR278,527
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$819.25
RSD88,259
|
$471.62
IRR19,837,584
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.43
RSD53,050
|
$303.59
IRR12,769,912
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.43
RSD14,267
|
$13.35
IRR561,498
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
Belgrade
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.95
RSD35,762
|
$126.80
IRR5,333,405
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,304.25
RSD786,901
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,854,322
|
|
pay 56.1% less for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
RSD300
|
$0.75
IRR31,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
RSD261
|
$1.43
IRR59,973
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
RSD421
|
$2.50
IRR105,156
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.23
RSD3,903
|
$17.44
IRR733,554
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
RSD751
|
$1.50
IRR63,094
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
Belgrade
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
RSD9,999
|
$33.14
IRR1,393,821
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.07
RSD4,209
|
$28.48
IRR1,197,940
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.47
RSD11,039
|
$141.42
IRR5,948,608
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.50
RSD13,413
|
$69.72
IRR2,932,416
|
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