Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 29.9% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 23.9% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$138.87
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$116.61
|
$4.40
IRR185,130
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$17.81
|
$0.92
IRR38,633
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.01
|
$0.82
IRR34,673
|
|
pay 52.0% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.00
|
$0.52
IRR21,739
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$74.39
|
$2.11
IRR88,678
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$91.39
|
$2.81
IRR118,176
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.10
|
$1.24
IRR52,313
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$53.46
|
$1.36
IRR57,362
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.29
|
$0.46
IRR19,484
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.40
|
$0.64
IRR27,093
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$11.89
|
$0.44
IRR18,428
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$12.80
|
$0.26
IRR11,015
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.14
|
$0.26
IRR10,972
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.32
|
$0.24
IRR9,969
|
|
pay 23.4% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$82.62
|
$2.73
IRR114,986
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$298.26
|
$13.14
IRR552,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$370,309.72
|
$67,000.00
IRR2,819,025,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$92.58
|
$3.36
IRR141,182
|
|
pay 39.1% less for housing
Mexico City
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$469.98
|
$13.61
IRR572,585
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$13,867.61
|
$541.99
IRR22,804,051
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,056.48
|
$422.67
IRR17,783,756
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$675.25
|
$16.67
IRR701,180
|
|
pay 73.2% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,341.55
|
$130.51
IRR5,491,143
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$148,843.94
|
$1,698.11
IRR71,448,066
|
|
pay 53.5% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$46.29
|
$1.00
IRR42,075
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$48.45
|
$1.49
IRR62,651
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$64.80
|
$2.96
IRR124,396
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$838.06
|
$20.28
IRR853,263
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$83.32
|
$1.36
IRR57,222
|
|
pay 9.0% more for clothing
Mexico City
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$954.09
|
$43.43
IRR1,827,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$629.45
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,921
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,551.88
|
$137.62
IRR5,790,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,596.25
|
$86.88
IRR3,655,268
|
|
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