Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 47.6% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Italy, you would:
pay 58.6% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.33
|
$0.54
IRR22,788
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.96
IRR40,446
|
|
pay 61.0% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
$0.58
IRR24,324
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.32
|
$2.03
IRR85,208
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.18
|
$2.39
IRR100,429
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
$1.11
IRR46,795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.65
|
$1.73
IRR72,704
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.48
IRR20,037
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.69
IRR29,100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.45
IRR18,768
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$0.28
IRR11,878
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.24
IRR9,921
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.23
IRR9,720
|
|
pay 2.5% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.80
|
$2.90
IRR122,161
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.47
|
$15.00
IRR631,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,366,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.14
|
$2.90
IRR122,018
|
|
pay 59.5% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
$6.62
IRR278,610
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€612.90
|
$471.62
IRR19,843,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€468.41
|
$303.59
IRR12,773,707
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
$13.35
IRR561,665
|
|
pay 78.2% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€481.77
|
$126.80
IRR5,334,990
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,877,459
|
|
pay 62.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$0.75
IRR31,556
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$1.43
IRR59,991
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
$2.50
IRR105,188
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.63
|
$17.44
IRR733,772
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.83
|
$1.50
IRR63,112
|
|
pay 11.1% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,235
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,296
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
$141.42
IRR5,950,376
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.16
|
$69.72
IRR2,933,287
|
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