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Tehran vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 23.7% cheaper than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 4.5% more in Tehran
Groceries: pay 61.2% less in Tehran
Transportation: pay 19.9% more in Tehran
Housing: pay 37.9% less in Tehran
Childcare: pay 49.5% less in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.9% less in Tehran
Clothing: pay 10.2% more in Tehran

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

Tehran vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tehran instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 4.5% more for restaurants

	Manila	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱353.05	$3.80 IRR159,980	-36.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱252.18	$4.50 IRR189,450	+4.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.95	$0.47 IRR19,793	-51.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.53	$1.02 IRR42,809	+101.9%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 61.2% less for groceries

	Manila	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.20	$0.54 IRR22,585	-59.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱250.71	$1.89 IRR79,415	-55.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱429.22	$2.35 IRR99,035	-67.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱129.78	$1.11 IRR46,854	-49.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱133.88	$1.41 IRR59,412	-38.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.87	$0.41 IRR17,229	-73.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.21	$0.68 IRR28,715	-17.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱95.97	$0.38 IRR16,018	-76.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.03	$0.29 IRR12,053	-72.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.60	$0.24 IRR10,246	-79.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.59	$0.23 IRR9,692	-83.2%
Average			-61.2%

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pay 19.9% more for transportation

	Manila	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱245.08	$2.75 IRR115,695	-34.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱806.96	$6.55 IRR275,767	-52.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,482,795.87	$68,000.00 IRR2,862,800,000	+168.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱171.48	$2.85 IRR119,985	-2.5%
Average			+19.9%

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pay 37.9% less for housing

	Manila	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,589.12	$5.76 IRR242,350	-78.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,077.69	$450.54 IRR18,967,800	-12.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,760.64	$321.19 IRR13,522,178	+27.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,892.28	$12.05 IRR507,381	-88.0%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 49.5% less for childcare

	Manila	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,125.68	$123.82 IRR5,212,799	-10.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱998,869.80	$2,011.10 IRR84,667,110	-88.2%
Average			-49.5%

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pay 51.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱85.74	$0.65 IRR27,365	-55.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱151.71	$1.23 IRR51,902	-52.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱191.65	$2.50 IRR105,250	-23.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,470.49	$21.91 IRR922,529	-48.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱438.79	$1.50 IRR63,150	-80.0%
Average			-51.9%

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pay 10.2% more for clothing

	Manila	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,886.45	$25.24 IRR1,062,416	-48.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,741.30	$30.76 IRR1,294,898	+3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,740.84	$117.65 IRR4,952,943	+45.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,913.92	$69.84 IRR2,940,064	+40.5%
Average			+10.2%

Manila 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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