Cost of living comparison

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Tehran vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 28.8% cheaper than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 18.8% more in Tehran
Groceries: pay 52.0% less in Tehran
Transportation: pay 37.5% more in Tehran
Housing: pay 65.8% less in Tehran
Childcare: pay 66.3% less in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.1% less in Tehran
Clothing: pay 5.6% less in Tehran

The cost of transportation and restaurants in Tehran are more expensive than in Kuwait City. Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Tehran.

Tehran vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tehran instead of Kuwait City, you would:

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pay 18.8% more for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.45 KWD3.530	$3.80 IRR160,059	-66.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 KWD2.920	$4.50 IRR189,544	-52.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 KWD0.170	$0.47 IRR19,802	-16.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KWD0.100	$1.02 IRR42,831	+210.9%
Average			+18.8%

Kuwait City vs. Tehran - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.0% less for groceries

	Kuwait City	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 KWD0.410	$0.54 IRR22,596	-59.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.68 KWD0.830	$1.89 IRR79,454	-29.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 KWD1.840	$2.35 IRR99,084	-60.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 KWD0.600	$1.11 IRR46,877	-43.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 KWD0.990	$1.41 IRR59,442	-56.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 KWD0.330	$0.41 IRR17,238	-61.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KWD0.270	$0.68 IRR28,729	-22.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$0.38 IRR16,026	-50.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 KWD0.240	$0.29 IRR12,059	-63.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.190	$0.24 IRR10,251	-59.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 KWD0.210	$0.23 IRR9,697	-66.1%
Average			-52.0%

Kuwait City vs. Tehran - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.5% more for transportation

	Kuwait City	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.35 KWD0.420	$2.75 IRR115,752	+103.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.15 KWD13.600	$6.55 IRR275,904	-85.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,257.11 KWD6,546.600	$68,000.00 IRR2,864,216,667	+219.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.71 KWD7.300	$2.85 IRR120,044	-88.0%
Average			+37.5%

Kuwait City vs. Tehran - Cost of transportation

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pay 65.8% less for housing

	Kuwait City	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.07 KWD8.950	$5.76 IRR242,469	-80.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$923.87 KWD284.530	$450.54 IRR18,977,186	-51.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$704.38 KWD216.930	$321.19 IRR13,528,870	-54.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.86 KWD16.280	$12.05 IRR507,632	-77.2%
Average			-65.8%

Kuwait City vs. Tehran - Cost of housing

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pay 66.3% less for childcare

	Kuwait City	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.59 KWD94.420	$123.82 IRR5,215,378	-59.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,442.33 KWD2,292.030	$2,011.10 IRR84,709,007	-73.0%
Average			-66.3%

Kuwait City vs. Tehran - Cost of childcare

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pay 68.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 KWD1.010	$0.65 IRR27,379	-80.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.74 KWD1.770	$1.23 IRR51,928	-78.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 KWD0.910	$2.50 IRR105,302	-15.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$108.17 KWD33.310	$21.91 IRR922,985	-79.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.45 KWD3.530	$1.50 IRR63,181	-86.9%
Average			-68.1%

Kuwait City vs. Tehran - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.6% less for clothing

	Kuwait City	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.65 KWD12.210	$25.24 IRR1,062,942	-36.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.70 KWD11.920	$30.76 IRR1,295,538	-20.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.03 KWD26.190	$117.65 IRR4,955,394	+38.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.67 KWD22.380	$69.84 IRR2,941,519	-3.9%
Average			-5.6%

Kuwait City vs. Tehran - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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