Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 21.9% cheaper than Istanbul.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Istanbul, you would:
pay 6.2% more for restaurants
Istanbul
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.23
TRY202.23
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
TRY185.38
|
$4.40
IRR185,075
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
TRY35.05
|
$0.92
IRR38,621
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
TRY13.45
|
$0.82
IRR34,663
|
|
pay 27.4% less for groceries
Istanbul
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
TRY20.16
|
$0.52
IRR21,732
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TRY134.69
|
$2.11
IRR88,652
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY155.96
|
$2.81
IRR118,141
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
TRY69.73
|
$1.24
IRR52,297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
TRY73.53
|
$1.36
IRR57,345
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.23
|
$0.46
IRR19,478
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
TRY21.58
|
$0.64
IRR27,085
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.89
|
$0.44
IRR18,422
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY19.12
|
$0.26
IRR11,012
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY10.07
|
$0.26
IRR10,968
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
TRY12.29
|
$0.24
IRR9,966
|
|
pay 21.9% less for transportation
Istanbul
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.24
TRY137.38
|
$2.73
IRR114,952
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.37
TRY1,309.47
|
$13.14
IRR552,721
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,354.50
TRY1,601,020.39
|
$67,000.00
IRR2,818,187,500
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.21
TRY136.64
|
$3.36
IRR141,140
|
|
pay 19.9% less for housing
Istanbul
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.21
TRY363.62
|
$13.61
IRR572,415
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.05
TRY23,714.67
|
$541.99
IRR22,797,276
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.68
TRY14,262.73
|
$422.67
IRR17,778,473
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.15
TRY1,886.19
|
$16.67
IRR700,972
|
|
pay 71.5% less for childcare
Istanbul
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.28
TRY11,492.65
|
$130.51
IRR5,489,512
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,377.11
TRY271,746.72
|
$1,698.11
IRR71,426,840
|
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
Istanbul
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
TRY101.12
|
$1.00
IRR42,062
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
TRY77.07
|
$1.49
IRR62,632
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
TRY61.51
|
$2.96
IRR124,359
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.10
TRY1,106.14
|
$20.28
IRR853,010
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.73
TRY153.36
|
$1.36
IRR57,205
|
|
pay 13.3% more for clothing
Istanbul
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.54
TRY1,736.67
|
$43.43
IRR1,826,945
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.09
TRY1,203.08
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,359
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.72
TRY3,105.19
|
$137.62
IRR5,788,736
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.00
TRY2,627.55
|
$86.88
IRR3,654,182
|
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