Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 39.7% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.07
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.55
|
$0.54
IRR22,781
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.68
|
$0.96
IRR40,433
|
|
pay 45.6% less for groceries
Bucharest
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
$0.58
IRR24,317
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.04
|
$2.03
IRR85,183
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.32
|
$2.39
IRR100,399
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
$1.11
IRR46,781
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.81
|
$1.73
IRR72,682
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.48
|
$0.48
IRR20,031
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.52
|
$0.69
IRR29,092
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.28
|
$0.45
IRR18,763
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.12
|
$0.28
IRR11,875
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.08
|
$0.24
IRR9,918
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.04
|
$0.23
IRR9,717
|
|
pay 21.8% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON26.91
|
$2.90
IRR122,125
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.11
|
$15.00
IRR630,938
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,365,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.04
|
$2.90
IRR121,981
|
|
pay 38.6% less for housing
Bucharest
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
$6.62
IRR278,527
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
$471.62
IRR19,837,584
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
$303.59
IRR12,769,912
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
$13.35
IRR561,498
|
|
pay 77.7% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
$126.80
IRR5,333,405
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,854,322
|
|
pay 66.4% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.02
|
$0.75
IRR31,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.40
|
$1.43
IRR59,973
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
$2.50
IRR105,156
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON230.51
|
$17.44
IRR733,554
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.05
|
$1.50
IRR63,094
|
|
pay 11.1% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
$33.14
IRR1,393,821
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
$28.48
IRR1,197,940
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
$141.42
IRR5,948,608
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON460.16
|
$69.72
IRR2,932,416
|
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