Cost of living comparison

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Tehran vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 2.2% cheaper than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Tehran
Groceries: pay 36.5% less in Tehran
Transportation: pay 0.6% more in Tehran
Housing: pay 14.6% less in Tehran
Childcare: pay 64.7% less in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.2% less in Tehran
Clothing: pay 6.7% more in Tehran

The cost of restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Tehran are more expensive than in Hanoi. Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tehran. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Tehran.

Tehran vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tehran instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,045	$3.80 IRR160K	+100.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫112K	$4.50 IRR189K	+4.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,261	$0.47 IRR19,786	-0.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,368	$1.02 IRR42,795	+313.5%
Average			+104.4%

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pay 36.5% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,447	$0.54 IRR22,577	-40.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫128K	$1.89 IRR79,388	-61.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫137K	$2.35 IRR99,002	-55.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,032	$1.11 IRR46,839	-26.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,139	$1.41 IRR59,393	-11.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,166	$0.41 IRR17,223	-71.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,175	$0.68 IRR28,706	+45.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,113	$0.38 IRR16,013	-42.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫12,943	$0.29 IRR12,049	-42.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,441	$0.24 IRR10,242	-44.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,939	$0.23 IRR9,689	-50.1%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 0.6% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫82,981	$2.75 IRR116K	-14.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫196K	$6.55 IRR276K	-13.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫981M	$68,000.00 IRR3B	+79.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫145K	$2.85 IRR120K	-49.2%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 14.6% less for housing

	Hanoi	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫225K	$5.76 IRR242K	-33.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9M	$450.54 IRR19M	+29.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫7M	$321.19 IRR14M	+24.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1M	$12.05 IRR507K	-78.6%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 64.7% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6M	$123.82 IRR5M	-46.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫305M	$2,011.10 IRR85M	-82.9%
Average			-64.7%

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pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,523	$0.65 IRR27,356	-31.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫46,409	$1.23 IRR51,885	-31.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,332	$2.50 IRR105K	+88.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫723K	$21.91 IRR922K	-21.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫98,090	$1.50 IRR63,129	-60.4%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 6.7% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1M	$25.24 IRR1M	-39.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫594K	$30.76 IRR1M	+34.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2M	$117.65 IRR5M	+36.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫2M	$69.84 IRR3M	-3.5%
Average			+6.7%

Hanoi vs. Tehran - Cost of clothing

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