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Tehran vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 51.3% cheaper than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 61.6% less in Tehran
Groceries: pay 60.4% less in Tehran
Transportation: pay 0.4% less in Tehran
Housing: pay 57.7% less in Tehran
Childcare: pay 64.8% less in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.6% less in Tehran
Clothing: pay 50.3% less in Tehran

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, housing, and clothing are lower in Tehran.

Tehran vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tehran instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 61.6% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00 ARS25,561.28	$3.80 IRR5M	-78.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 ARS17,040.86	$4.50 IRR6M	-62.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 ARS3,097.35	$0.47 IRR621K	-78.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 ARS1,971.23	$1.02 IRR1M	-26.7%
Average			-61.6%

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pay 60.4% less for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$2.89 ARS4,105.12	$0.54 IRR708K	-81.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 ARS8,709.77	$1.89 IRR2M	-69.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 ARS8,289.27	$2.35 IRR3M	-59.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.29 ARS4,670.60	$1.11 IRR1M	-66.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 ARS5,565.96	$1.41 IRR2M	-64.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 ARS1,634.42	$0.41 IRR540K	-64.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 ARS1,365.09	$0.68 IRR901K	-29.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 ARS804.25	$0.38 IRR502K	-32.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 ARS1,618.32	$0.29 IRR378K	-74.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ARS935.34	$0.24 IRR321K	-63.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ARS822.04	$0.23 IRR304K	-60.2%
Average			-60.4%

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pay 0.4% less for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.31 ARS6,124.55	$2.75 IRR4M	-36.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 ARS28,401.43	$6.55 IRR9M	-67.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ARS36M	$68,000.00 IRR90B	+172.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 ARS13,511.92	$2.85 IRR4M	-70.0%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 57.7% less for housing

	Buenos Aires	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.42 ARS41,781.84	$5.76 IRR8M	-80.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$659.06 ARS936K	$450.54 IRR595M	-31.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.75 ARS659K	$321.19 IRR424M	-30.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.98 ARS143K	$12.05 IRR16M	-88.1%
Average			-57.7%

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pay 64.8% less for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$367.39 ARS522K	$123.82 IRR164M	-66.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,496.25 ARS8M	$2,011.10 IRR3B	-63.4%
Average			-64.8%

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pay 63.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 ARS5,396.27	$0.65 IRR858K	-82.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 ARS5,858.64	$1.23 IRR2M	-70.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 ARS5,225.86	$2.50 IRR3M	-32.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.59 ARS61,896.47	$21.91 IRR29M	-49.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 ARS12,780.64	$1.50 IRR2M	-83.3%
Average			-63.6%

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pay 50.3% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$112.87 ARS160K	$25.24 IRR33M	-77.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.59 ARS130K	$30.76 IRR41M	-66.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.33 ARS184K	$117.65 IRR155M	-9.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.94 ARS192K	$69.84 IRR92M	-48.2%
Average			-50.3%

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