Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 2.2% cheaper than Nairobi.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 16.8% more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES505.31
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES707.43
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES76.91
|
$0.54
IRR22,788
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.37
|
$0.96
IRR40,446
|
|
pay 29.1% less for groceries
Nairobi
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES73.68
|
$0.58
IRR24,324
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES748.27
|
$2.03
IRR85,208
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES443.15
|
$2.39
IRR100,429
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES222.46
|
$1.11
IRR46,795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES350.45
|
$1.73
IRR72,704
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES146.83
|
$0.48
IRR20,037
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.83
|
$0.69
IRR29,100
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES101.85
|
$0.45
IRR18,768
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES53.49
|
$0.28
IRR11,878
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES55.24
|
$0.24
IRR9,921
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.41
|
$0.23
IRR9,720
|
|
pay 36.9% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES799.89
|
$2.90
IRR122,161
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,527.58
|
$15.00
IRR631,125
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,425,489.35
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,366,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,657.42
|
$2.90
IRR122,018
|
|
pay 14.1% less for housing
Nairobi
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,330.01
|
$6.62
IRR278,610
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES55,032.88
|
$471.62
IRR19,843,480
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,751.39
|
$303.59
IRR12,773,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,928.82
|
$13.35
IRR561,665
|
|
pay 44.6% less for childcare
Nairobi
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES19,264.95
|
$126.80
IRR5,334,990
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES1,001,717.30
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,877,459
|
|
pay 49.7% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES303.19
|
$0.75
IRR31,556
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES294.16
|
$1.43
IRR59,991
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES353.72
|
$2.50
IRR105,188
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES6,025.25
|
$17.44
IRR733,772
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES808.50
|
$1.50
IRR63,112
|
|
pay 68.2% more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,438.45
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,235
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,277.30
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,296
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,510.75
|
$141.42
IRR5,950,376
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,892.39
|
$69.72
IRR2,933,287
|
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