Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 32.0% cheaper than Moscow.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 17.3% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB915.41
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB454.15
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB101.94
|
$0.54
IRR22,788
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB55.33
|
$0.96
IRR40,446
|
|
pay 24.4% less for groceries
Moscow
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB58.31
|
$0.58
IRR24,324
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB435.21
|
$2.03
IRR85,208
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB333.91
|
$2.39
IRR100,429
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB160.67
|
$1.11
IRR46,795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB201.53
|
$1.73
IRR72,704
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB58.74
|
$0.48
IRR20,037
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB63.27
|
$0.69
IRR29,100
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB73.18
|
$0.45
IRR18,768
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB143.69
|
$0.28
IRR11,878
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB17.53
|
$0.24
IRR9,921
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB18.72
|
$0.23
IRR9,720
|
|
pay 17.6% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB213.54
|
$2.90
IRR122,161
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,755.18
|
$15.00
IRR631,125
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,027,675.30
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,366,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB524.80
|
$2.90
IRR122,018
|
|
pay 41.2% less for housing
Moscow
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB555.98
|
$6.62
IRR278,610
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB81,349.66
|
$471.62
IRR19,843,480
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB49,085.72
|
$303.59
IRR12,773,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,352.59
|
$13.35
IRR561,665
|
|
pay 78.9% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB44,672.44
|
$126.80
IRR5,334,990
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,065,849.15
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,877,459
|
|
pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB302.77
|
$0.75
IRR31,556
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB243.00
|
$1.43
IRR59,991
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB232.12
|
$2.50
IRR105,188
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,037.83
|
$17.44
IRR733,772
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB504.61
|
$1.50
IRR63,112
|
|
pay 31.1% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,103.75
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,235
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,291.98
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,296
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB10,881.97
|
$141.42
IRR5,950,376
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB10,529.76
|
$69.72
IRR2,933,287
|
|
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