Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 4.1% more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 7.3% less for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
$4.40
IRR185,130
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
$0.92
IRR38,633
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
$0.82
IRR34,673
|
|
pay 42.8% less for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
$0.52
IRR21,739
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
$2.11
IRR88,678
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
$2.81
IRR118,176
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
$1.24
IRR52,313
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
$1.36
IRR57,362
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
$0.46
IRR19,484
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
$0.64
IRR27,093
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
$0.44
IRR18,428
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
$0.26
IRR11,015
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
$0.26
IRR10,972
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
$0.24
IRR9,969
|
|
pay 15.7% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
$2.73
IRR114,986
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$13.14
IRR552,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
$67,000.00
IRR2,819,025,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
$3.36
IRR141,182
|
|
pay 9.9% less for housing
Paramaribo
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
$13.61
IRR572,585
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
$541.99
IRR22,804,051
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
$422.67
IRR17,783,756
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
$16.67
IRR701,180
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
$130.51
IRR5,491,143
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
$1,698.11
IRR71,448,066
|
|
pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
$1.00
IRR42,075
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
$1.49
IRR62,651
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
$2.96
IRR124,396
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
$20.28
IRR853,263
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
$1.36
IRR57,222
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
$43.43
IRR1,827,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,921
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
$137.62
IRR5,790,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
$86.88
IRR3,655,268
|
|
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