Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 2.5 times more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Islamabad
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
PKR343.22
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.82
PKR784.51
|
$4.40
IRR185,075
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
PKR60.41
|
$0.92
IRR38,621
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
PKR41.27
|
$0.82
IRR34,663
|
|
pay 43.9% more for groceries
Islamabad
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
PKR134.48
|
$0.52
IRR21,732
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
PKR561.93
|
$2.11
IRR88,652
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
PKR662.69
|
$2.81
IRR118,141
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
PKR262.45
|
$1.24
IRR52,297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.93
PKR257.88
|
$1.36
IRR57,345
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
PKR107.82
|
$0.46
IRR19,478
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
PKR67.84
|
$0.64
IRR27,085
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR88.89
|
$0.44
IRR18,422
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR65.37
|
$0.26
IRR11,012
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
PKR34.68
|
$0.26
IRR10,968
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR49.83
|
$0.24
IRR9,966
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Islamabad
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.16
PKR880.12
|
$2.73
IRR114,952
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.87
PKR1,078.70
|
$13.14
IRR552,721
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,380.28
PKR3,726,408.45
|
$67,000.00
IRR2,818,187,500
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
PKR539.35
|
$3.36
IRR141,140
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Islamabad
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.15
PKR4,219.80
|
$13.61
IRR572,415
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$148.59
PKR41,382.75
|
$541.99
IRR22,797,276
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.06
PKR23,966.69
|
$422.67
IRR17,778,473
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.24
PKR13,990.53
|
$16.67
IRR700,972
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Islamabad
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$39.54
PKR11,011.70
|
$130.51
IRR5,489,512
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$804.88
PKR224,159.81
|
$1,698.11
IRR71,426,840
|
|
pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports
Islamabad
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
PKR588.38
|
$1.00
IRR42,062
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.06
PKR295.66
|
$1.49
IRR62,632
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PKR294.19
|
$2.96
IRR124,359
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.92
PKR4,433.28
|
$20.28
IRR853,010
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.82
PKR784.51
|
$1.36
IRR57,205
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Islamabad
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$12.72
PKR3,542.05
|
$43.43
IRR1,826,945
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.75
PKR4,666.18
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,359
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.89
PKR14,452.67
|
$137.62
IRR5,788,736
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.47
PKR8,207.48
|
$86.88
IRR3,654,182
|
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