Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 53.4% cheaper than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 56.7% less for restaurants
|
Bridgetown
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
$0.54
IRR22,781
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$0.96
IRR40,433
|
|
pay 74.9% less for groceries
|
Bridgetown
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
$0.58
IRR24,317
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$2.03
IRR85,183
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
$2.39
IRR100,399
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$1.11
IRR46,781
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$1.73
IRR72,682
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$0.48
IRR20,031
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
$0.69
IRR29,092
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
$0.45
IRR18,763
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
$0.28
IRR11,875
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
$0.24
IRR9,918
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
$0.23
IRR9,717
|
|
pay 17.9% less for transportation
|
Bridgetown
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
$2.90
IRR122,125
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
$15.00
IRR630,938
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,365,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
$2.90
IRR121,981
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
|
Bridgetown
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
$6.62
IRR278,527
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
$471.62
IRR19,837,584
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
$303.59
IRR12,769,912
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
$13.35
IRR561,498
|
|
pay 59.5% less for childcare
|
Bridgetown
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$126.80
IRR5,333,405
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,854,322
|
|
pay 74.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bridgetown
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$0.75
IRR31,547
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
$1.43
IRR59,973
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$2.50
IRR105,156
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$17.44
IRR733,554
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
$1.50
IRR63,094
|
|
pay 35.2% less for clothing
|
Bridgetown
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
$33.14
IRR1,393,821
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$28.48
IRR1,197,940
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$141.42
IRR5,948,608
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
$69.72
IRR2,932,416
|
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