Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 4.3% cheaper than Bishkek.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Bishkek, you would:
pay 36.2% more for restaurants
Bishkek
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.66
KGS500.14
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
KGS490.14
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
KGS55.44
|
$0.54
IRR22,788
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
KGS26.89
|
$0.96
IRR40,446
|
|
pay 19.7% less for groceries
Bishkek
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
KGS41.30
|
$0.58
IRR24,324
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
KGS409.78
|
$2.03
IRR85,208
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS287.43
|
$2.39
IRR100,429
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KGS150.15
|
$1.11
IRR46,795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
KGS208.26
|
$1.73
IRR72,704
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
KGS37.79
|
$0.48
IRR20,037
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
KGS68.95
|
$0.69
IRR29,100
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
KGS74.20
|
$0.45
IRR18,768
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
KGS69.29
|
$0.28
IRR11,878
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
KGS18.99
|
$0.24
IRR9,921
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.55
|
$0.23
IRR9,720
|
|
pay 58.2% more for transportation
Bishkek
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.82
KGS249.25
|
$2.90
IRR122,161
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.20
KGS547.66
|
$15.00
IRR631,125
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,490.01
KGS3,400,969.95
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,366,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.62
KGS320.09
|
$2.90
IRR122,018
|
|
pay 23.8% less for housing
Bishkek
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.04
KGS1,063.94
|
$6.62
IRR278,610
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$460.45
KGS40,685.03
|
$471.62
IRR19,843,480
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.46
KGS29,906.60
|
$303.59
IRR12,773,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.12
KGS2,042.73
|
$13.35
IRR561,665
|
|
pay 55.1% less for childcare
Bishkek
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.65
KGS19,319.64
|
$126.80
IRR5,334,990
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.60
KGS514,925.90
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,877,459
|
|
pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bishkek
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
KGS100.03
|
$0.75
IRR31,556
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
KGS180.58
|
$1.43
IRR59,991
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.52
KGS134.54
|
$2.50
IRR105,188
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.55
KGS3,759.84
|
$17.44
IRR733,772
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.96
KGS350.10
|
$1.50
IRR63,112
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
Bishkek
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.26
KGS3,292.61
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,235
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.79
KGS3,250.93
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,296
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.20
KGS8,411.49
|
$141.42
IRR5,950,376
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
KGS7,952.27
|
$69.72
IRR2,933,287
|
|
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