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Tehran vs. Monrovia Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 5.4% cheaper than Monrovia.

Restaurants: pay 58.5% less in Tehran
Groceries: pay 76.0% less in Tehran
Transportation: pay 64.1% more in Tehran
Housing: pay 6.5% more in Tehran
Childcare: pay 60.4% more in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.4% less in Tehran
Clothing: pay 34.8% more in Tehran

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

Tehran vs. Monrovia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.5% less for restaurants

	Monrovia	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,326.75	$3.80 IRR160,028	-49.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,945.90	$4.50 IRR189,506	-59.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD353.80	$0.47 IRR19,798	-76.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD353.80	$1.02 IRR42,822	-49.2%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 76.0% less for groceries

	Monrovia	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD316.87	$0.54 IRR22,591	-70.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,044.66	$1.89 IRR79,438	-68.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,417.23	$2.35 IRR99,064	-70.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD636.84	$1.11 IRR46,868	-69.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD950.84	$1.41 IRR59,430	-73.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD131.33	$0.41 IRR17,234	-44.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD678.12	$0.68 IRR28,724	-82.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD825.53	$0.38 IRR16,023	-91.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD884.50	$0.29 IRR12,056	-94.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD182.19	$0.24 IRR10,249	-76.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD855.02	$0.23 IRR9,695	-95.2%
Average			-76.0%

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pay 64.1% more for transportation

	Monrovia	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD830.25	$2.75 IRR115,729	-41.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,538.00	$6.55 IRR275,849	-67.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,534.94 LRD2,217,430.36	$68,000.00 IRR2,863,650,000	+442.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,245.20	$2.85 IRR120,021	-77.5%
Average			+64.1%

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pay 6.5% more for housing

	Monrovia	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD16,495.91	$5.76 IRR242,422	-93.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD117,933.34	$450.54 IRR18,973,431	-32.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,805.50	$321.19 IRR13,526,193	+238.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.26 LRD15,083.29	$12.05 IRR507,532	-85.9%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 60.4% more for childcare

	Monrovia	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.33 LRD22,879.05	$123.82 IRR5,214,346	-4.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$894.00 LRD158,148.34	$2,011.10 IRR84,692,248	+125.0%
Average			+60.4%

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pay 69.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Monrovia	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LRD530.70	$0.65 IRR27,373	-78.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.33 LRD589.67	$1.23 IRR51,918	-63.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD884.50	$2.50 IRR105,281	-50.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD13,488.63	$21.91 IRR922,802	-71.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,724.73	$1.50 IRR63,169	-84.6%
Average			-69.4%

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pay 34.8% more for clothing

	Monrovia	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,257.16	$25.24 IRR1,062,731	+37.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD5,970.38	$30.76 IRR1,295,282	-8.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD9,950.63	$117.65 IRR4,954,414	+109.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD12,161.88	$69.84 IRR2,940,937	+1.6%
Average			+34.8%

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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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