Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 18.8% cheaper than Honiara.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 47.7% less for restaurants
Honiara
|
Tehran
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
$4.40
IRR185,130
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
$0.92
IRR38,633
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$0.82
IRR34,673
|
|
pay 68.3% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$0.52
IRR21,739
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
$2.11
IRR88,678
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
$2.81
IRR118,176
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
$1.24
IRR52,313
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
$1.36
IRR57,362
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
$0.46
IRR19,484
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.64
IRR27,093
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
$0.44
IRR18,428
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$0.26
IRR11,015
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
$0.26
IRR10,972
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.24
IRR9,969
|
|
pay 40.4% less for transportation
Honiara
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
$2.73
IRR114,986
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.14
IRR552,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$67,000.00
IRR2,819,025,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.36
IRR141,182
|
|
pay 47.8% less for housing
Honiara
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
$13.61
IRR572,585
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
$541.99
IRR22,804,051
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
$422.67
IRR17,783,756
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$16.67
IRR701,180
|
|
pay 22.5% less for childcare
Honiara
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$130.51
IRR5,491,143
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
$1,698.11
IRR71,448,066
|
|
pay 59.7% less for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
$1.00
IRR42,075
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
$1.49
IRR62,651
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
$2.96
IRR124,396
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
$20.28
IRR853,263
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
$1.36
IRR57,222
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Honiara
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
$43.43
IRR1,827,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,921
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
$137.62
IRR5,790,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$86.88
IRR3,655,268
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