Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 59.2% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 67.1% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$40.35
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.13
|
$4.40
IRR185,130
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.09
|
$0.92
IRR38,633
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.22
|
$0.82
IRR34,673
|
|
pay 69.1% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.47
|
$0.52
IRR21,739
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$9.71
|
$2.11
IRR88,678
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$9.80
|
$2.81
IRR118,176
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.20
|
$1.24
IRR52,313
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.48
|
$1.36
IRR57,362
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.22
|
$0.46
IRR19,484
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.71
|
$0.64
IRR27,093
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.41
|
$0.44
IRR18,428
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.73
|
$0.26
IRR11,015
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.77
|
$0.26
IRR10,972
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.46
|
$0.24
IRR9,969
|
|
pay 4.7% more for transportation
Canberra
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.25
|
$2.73
IRR114,986
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$151.32
|
$13.14
IRR552,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$30,263.19
|
$67,000.00
IRR2,819,025,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.09
|
$3.36
IRR141,182
|
|
pay 78.3% less for housing
Canberra
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$103.77
|
$13.61
IRR572,585
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,758.86
|
$541.99
IRR22,804,051
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,260.04
|
$422.67
IRR17,783,756
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$277.12
|
$16.67
IRR701,180
|
|
pay 90.2% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,549.67
|
$130.51
IRR5,491,143
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$21,494.07
|
$1,698.11
IRR71,448,066
|
|
pay 78.7% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.11
|
$1.00
IRR42,075
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.66
|
$1.49
IRR62,651
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$35.31
|
$2.96
IRR124,396
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$97.82
|
$20.28
IRR853,263
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.18
|
$1.36
IRR57,222
|
|
pay 35.6% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$141.40
|
$43.43
IRR1,827,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$109.96
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,921
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$203.53
|
$137.62
IRR5,790,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$276.97
|
$86.88
IRR3,655,268
|
|
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