Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Tehran instead of Longyearbyen, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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Longyearbyen
|
Tehran
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.54
IRR22,797
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.96
IRR40,462
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Longyearbyen
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.58
IRR24,334
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.03
IRR85,243
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.39
IRR100,471
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.11
IRR46,815
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.73
IRR72,734
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
IRR20,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.69
IRR29,112
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.45
IRR18,776
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.28
IRR11,883
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.24
IRR9,925
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.23
IRR9,724
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Longyearbyen
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.90
IRR122,212
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.00
IRR631,388
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$80,000.00
IRR3,367,400,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Longyearbyen
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$6.62
IRR278,726
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$471.62
IRR19,851,733
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$303.59
IRR12,779,020
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$13.35
IRR561,898
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Longyearbyen
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$126.80
IRR5,337,209
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,850.92
IRR77,909,850
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Longyearbyen
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$0.75
IRR31,569
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.43
IRR60,016
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$17.44
IRR734,077
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Longyearbyen
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$33.14
IRR1,394,815
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$28.48
IRR1,198,794
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$141.42
IRR5,952,851
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$69.72
IRR2,934,507
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