Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 62.2% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 72.2% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
DKK131.89
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
DKK91.31
|
$4.40
IRR185,075
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.32
DKK22.99
|
$0.92
IRR38,621
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
DKK19.64
|
$0.82
IRR34,663
|
|
pay 69.1% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
DKK21.32
|
$0.52
IRR21,732
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
DKK45.03
|
$2.11
IRR88,652
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
DKK52.02
|
$2.81
IRR118,141
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
DKK33.58
|
$1.24
IRR52,297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
DKK36.44
|
$1.36
IRR57,345
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.26
|
$0.46
IRR19,478
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.08
|
$0.64
IRR27,085
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
DKK8.81
|
$0.44
IRR18,422
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
DKK13.26
|
$0.26
IRR11,012
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.80
|
$0.26
IRR10,968
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
DKK5.01
|
$0.24
IRR9,966
|
|
pay 43.8% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.69
DKK60.22
|
$2.73
IRR114,952
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.06
DKK547.85
|
$13.14
IRR552,721
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,992.01
DKK284,070.51
|
$67,000.00
IRR2,818,187,500
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.89
DKK172.47
|
$3.36
IRR141,140
|
|
pay 73.0% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
DKK258.71
|
$13.61
IRR572,415
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,802.29
DKK12,489.69
|
$541.99
IRR22,797,276
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,332.46
DKK9,233.78
|
$422.67
IRR17,778,473
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.53
DKK1,174.83
|
$16.67
IRR700,972
|
|
pay 76.0% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.51
DKK3,676.36
|
$130.51
IRR5,489,512
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,272.42
DKK50,397.15
|
$1,698.11
IRR71,426,840
|
|
pay 75.1% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.05
DKK55.80
|
$1.00
IRR42,062
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.13
DKK42.49
|
$1.49
IRR62,632
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.78
DKK60.87
|
$2.96
IRR124,359
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.50
DKK301.43
|
$20.28
IRR853,010
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.57
DKK121.74
|
$1.36
IRR57,205
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.06
DKK741.88
|
$43.43
IRR1,826,945
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.35
DKK355.87
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,359
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.70
DKK829.50
|
$137.62
IRR5,788,736
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.20
DKK1,172.53
|
$86.88
IRR3,654,182
|
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