Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 13.2% cheaper than Minsk.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 3.0% less for restaurants
Minsk
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.33
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.39
|
$4.40
IRR185,075
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
$0.92
IRR38,621
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$0.82
IRR34,663
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
Minsk
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$0.52
IRR21,732
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.23
|
$2.11
IRR88,652
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
$2.81
IRR118,141
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.75
|
$1.24
IRR52,297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
$1.36
IRR57,345
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$0.46
IRR19,478
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
$0.64
IRR27,085
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$0.44
IRR18,422
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
$0.26
IRR11,012
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.26
IRR10,968
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.24
IRR9,966
|
|
pay 39.4% more for transportation
Minsk
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.09
|
$2.73
IRR114,952
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.66
|
$13.14
IRR552,721
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,222.69
|
$67,000.00
IRR2,818,187,500
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.35
|
$3.36
IRR141,140
|
|
pay 7.6% more for housing
Minsk
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.37
|
$13.61
IRR572,415
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,319.02
|
$541.99
IRR22,797,276
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN865.82
|
$422.67
IRR17,778,473
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN148.90
|
$16.67
IRR700,972
|
|
pay 73.1% less for childcare
Minsk
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,516.77
|
$130.51
IRR5,489,512
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,599.91
|
$1,698.11
IRR71,426,840
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
$1.00
IRR42,062
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.79
|
$1.49
IRR62,632
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.21
|
$2.96
IRR124,359
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.00
|
$20.28
IRR853,010
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.52
|
$1.36
IRR57,205
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN234.73
|
$43.43
IRR1,826,945
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.19
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,359
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN353.32
|
$137.62
IRR5,788,736
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN371.82
|
$86.88
IRR3,654,182
|
|
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