Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 58.1% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Tehran instead of London, you would:
pay 61.5% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.86
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.27
|
$4.40
IRR185,130
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$0.92
IRR38,633
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.40
|
$0.82
IRR34,673
|
|
pay 57.6% less for groceries
|
London
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
$0.52
IRR21,739
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.26
|
$2.11
IRR88,678
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.63
|
$2.81
IRR118,176
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.82
|
$1.24
IRR52,313
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.03
|
$1.36
IRR57,362
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$0.46
IRR19,484
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.64
IRR27,093
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.93
|
$0.44
IRR18,428
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.18
|
$0.26
IRR11,015
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.26
IRR10,972
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.52
|
$0.24
IRR9,969
|
|
pay 32.5% less for transportation
|
London
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.59
|
$2.73
IRR114,986
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£158.68
|
$13.14
IRR552,886
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,794.40
|
$67,000.00
IRR2,819,025,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.23
|
$3.36
IRR141,182
|
|
pay 78.0% less for housing
|
London
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£28.94
|
$13.61
IRR572,585
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,056.51
|
$541.99
IRR22,804,051
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,418.12
|
$422.67
IRR17,783,756
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£228.55
|
$16.67
IRR701,180
|
|
pay 92.7% less for childcare
|
London
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,553.67
|
$130.51
IRR5,491,143
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,875.97
|
$1,698.11
IRR71,448,066
|
|
pay 77.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.95
|
$1.00
IRR42,075
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.40
|
$1.49
IRR62,651
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.89
|
$2.96
IRR124,396
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.30
|
$20.28
IRR853,263
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.90
|
$1.36
IRR57,222
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
|
London
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£74.02
|
$43.43
IRR1,827,488
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.10
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,921
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.53
|
$137.62
IRR5,790,456
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£95.97
|
$86.88
IRR3,655,268
|
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