Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 55.6% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 71.1% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.14
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.85
|
$0.54
IRR22,788
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.54
|
$0.96
IRR40,446
|
|
pay 63.0% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.98
|
$0.58
IRR24,324
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.43
|
$2.03
IRR85,208
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.34
|
$2.39
IRR100,429
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.24
|
$1.11
IRR46,795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.92
|
$1.73
IRR72,704
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.48
IRR20,037
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.69
IRR29,100
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.45
IRR18,768
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$0.28
IRR11,878
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.24
IRR9,921
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.23
IRR9,720
|
|
pay 18.6% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.89
|
$2.90
IRR122,161
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.48
|
$15.00
IRR631,125
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€30,073.23
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,366,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.62
|
$2.90
IRR122,018
|
|
pay 78.8% less for housing
Berlin
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.45
|
$6.62
IRR278,610
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,291.49
|
$471.62
IRR19,843,480
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€917.30
|
$303.59
IRR12,773,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€258.23
|
$13.35
IRR561,665
|
|
pay 59.9% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€193.98
|
$126.80
IRR5,334,990
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,746.39
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,877,459
|
|
pay 72.8% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.54
|
$0.75
IRR31,556
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.76
|
$1.43
IRR59,991
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.28
|
$2.50
IRR105,188
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.85
|
$17.44
IRR733,772
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.37
|
$1.50
IRR63,112
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€82.41
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,235
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€38.29
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,296
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€89.54
|
$141.42
IRR5,950,376
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€134.00
|
$69.72
IRR2,933,287
|
|
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