Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 38.8% cheaper than Nicosia.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 35.0% less for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.70
|
$4.40
IRR185,075
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.47
|
$0.92
IRR38,621
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$0.82
IRR34,663
|
|
pay 58.5% less for groceries
Nicosia
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.93
|
$0.52
IRR21,732
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€5.00
|
$2.11
IRR88,652
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.64
|
$2.81
IRR118,141
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
€3.19
|
$1.24
IRR52,297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
€3.52
|
$1.36
IRR57,345
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.23
|
$0.46
IRR19,478
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.64
IRR27,085
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$0.44
IRR18,422
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.26
IRR11,012
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.26
IRR10,968
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.24
IRR9,966
|
|
pay 8.2% more for transportation
Nicosia
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.70
|
$2.73
IRR114,952
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€41.25
|
$13.14
IRR552,721
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,790.09
€18,560.46
|
$67,000.00
IRR2,818,187,500
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.32
€16.24
|
$3.36
IRR141,140
|
|
pay 47.8% less for housing
Nicosia
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.85
€30.81
|
$13.61
IRR572,415
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$679.12
€636.93
|
$541.99
IRR22,797,276
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.97
€523.30
|
$422.67
IRR17,778,473
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.33
€133.49
|
$16.67
IRR700,972
|
|
pay 69.8% less for childcare
Nicosia
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.90
€349.73
|
$130.51
IRR5,489,512
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,706.64
€6,289.93
|
$1,698.11
IRR71,426,840
|
|
pay 67.4% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$1.00
IRR42,062
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
€3.36
|
$1.49
IRR62,632
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
$2.96
IRR124,359
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.53
€58.65
|
$20.28
IRR853,010
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
€10.31
|
$1.36
IRR57,205
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
Nicosia
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.91
|
$43.43
IRR1,826,945
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.77
€38.24
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,359
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.42
€85.74
|
$137.62
IRR5,788,736
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.72
€99.15
|
$86.88
IRR3,654,182
|
|
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