Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 13.6% cheaper than Manila.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Manila, you would:
pay 19.0% more for restaurants
Manila
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱263.93
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱211.15
|
$4.40
IRR185,075
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱59.14
|
$0.92
IRR38,621
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.39
|
$0.82
IRR34,663
|
|
pay 52.2% less for groceries
Manila
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱76.21
|
$0.52
IRR21,732
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱197.12
|
$2.11
IRR88,652
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱383.34
|
$2.81
IRR118,141
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱108.04
|
$1.24
IRR52,297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱121.02
|
$1.36
IRR57,345
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱75.37
|
$0.46
IRR19,478
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.91
|
$0.64
IRR27,085
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.70
|
$0.44
IRR18,422
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱38.20
|
$0.26
IRR11,012
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.63
|
$0.26
IRR10,968
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱57.31
|
$0.24
IRR9,966
|
|
pay 39.4% more for transportation
Manila
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱313.65
|
$2.73
IRR114,952
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱717.90
|
$13.14
IRR552,721
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,372,455.35
|
$67,000.00
IRR2,818,187,500
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱158.89
|
$3.36
IRR141,140
|
|
pay 26.8% less for housing
Manila
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,219.27
|
$13.61
IRR572,415
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱32,175.02
|
$541.99
IRR22,797,276
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,202.27
|
$422.67
IRR17,778,473
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,920.05
|
$16.67
IRR700,972
|
|
pay 76.6% less for childcare
Manila
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,371.52
|
$130.51
IRR5,489,512
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱739,014.42
|
$1,698.11
IRR71,426,840
|
|
pay 42.3% less for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱82.35
|
$1.00
IRR42,062
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱179.95
|
$1.49
IRR62,632
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱158.36
|
$2.96
IRR124,359
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,777.39
|
$20.28
IRR853,010
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱358.95
|
$1.36
IRR57,205
|
|
pay 44.0% more for clothing
Manila
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,211.18
|
$43.43
IRR1,826,945
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,776.12
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,359
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,267.39
|
$137.62
IRR5,788,736
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,781.79
|
$86.88
IRR3,654,182
|
|
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