Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 51.6% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 62.4% less for restaurants
|
Monrovia
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
$0.54
IRR22,788
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$0.96
IRR40,446
|
|
pay 72.7% less for groceries
|
Monrovia
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
$0.58
IRR24,324
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
$2.03
IRR85,208
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
$2.39
IRR100,429
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
$1.11
IRR46,795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
$1.73
IRR72,704
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
$0.48
IRR20,037
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
$0.69
IRR29,100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
$0.45
IRR18,768
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
$0.28
IRR11,878
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
$0.24
IRR9,921
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
$0.23
IRR9,720
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for transportation
|
Monrovia
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
$2.90
IRR122,161
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.00
IRR631,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,366,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
$2.90
IRR122,018
|
|
pay 5.4% more for housing
|
Monrovia
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
$6.62
IRR278,610
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
$471.62
IRR19,843,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
$303.59
IRR12,773,707
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
$13.35
IRR561,665
|
|
pay 47.0% more for childcare
|
Monrovia
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
$126.80
IRR5,334,990
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,877,459
|
|
pay 67.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monrovia
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$0.75
IRR31,556
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
$1.43
IRR59,991
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
$2.50
IRR105,188
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
$17.44
IRR733,772
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
$1.50
IRR63,112
|
|
pay 54.3% more for clothing
|
Monrovia
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,235
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,296
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
$141.42
IRR5,950,376
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
$69.72
IRR2,933,287
|
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