Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 43.2% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Macao, you would:
pay 2.1% less for restaurants
Macao
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$0.54
IRR22,781
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
$0.96
IRR40,433
|
|
pay 72.0% less for groceries
Macao
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.89
|
$0.58
IRR24,317
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.76
|
$2.03
IRR85,183
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.82
|
$2.39
IRR100,399
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.94
|
$1.11
IRR46,781
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.20
|
$1.73
IRR72,682
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.48
IRR20,031
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.78
|
$0.69
IRR29,092
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.45
IRR18,763
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
$0.28
IRR11,875
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.09
|
$0.24
IRR9,918
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.82
|
$0.23
IRR9,717
|
|
pay 11.6% more for transportation
Macao
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.62
|
$2.90
IRR122,125
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP179.78
|
$15.00
IRR630,938
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,751.69
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,365,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.88
|
$2.90
IRR121,981
|
|
pay 70.7% less for housing
Macao
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP248.99
|
$6.62
IRR278,527
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,714.48
|
$471.62
IRR19,837,584
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,062.90
|
$303.59
IRR12,769,912
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP598.13
|
$13.35
IRR561,498
|
|
pay 83.7% less for childcare
Macao
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,743.07
|
$126.80
IRR5,333,405
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,047.13
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,854,322
|
|
pay 76.3% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP37.95
|
$0.75
IRR31,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.75
|
$1.43
IRR59,973
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$2.50
IRR105,156
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP699.16
|
$17.44
IRR733,554
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP117.86
|
$1.50
IRR63,094
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
Macao
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP548.84
|
$33.14
IRR1,393,821
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP294.64
|
$28.48
IRR1,197,940
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP680.43
|
$141.42
IRR5,948,608
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP815.68
|
$69.72
IRR2,932,416
|
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