Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 56.6% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Paris, you would:
pay 69.3% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
$4.40
IRR185,075
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$0.92
IRR38,621
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.51
|
$0.82
IRR34,663
|
|
pay 69.6% less for groceries
Paris
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.12
|
$0.52
IRR21,732
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.00
|
$2.11
IRR88,652
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$2.81
IRR118,141
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.44
|
$1.24
IRR52,297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.95
|
$1.36
IRR57,345
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.52
|
$0.46
IRR19,478
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.64
IRR27,085
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$0.44
IRR18,422
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.73
|
$0.26
IRR11,012
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.26
IRR10,968
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.24
IRR9,966
|
|
pay 15.1% less for transportation
Paris
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.61
|
$2.73
IRR114,952
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€85.76
|
$13.14
IRR552,721
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,462.09
|
$67,000.00
IRR2,818,187,500
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.33
|
$3.36
IRR141,140
|
|
pay 67.5% less for housing
Paris
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.27
|
$13.61
IRR572,415
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,335.70
|
$541.99
IRR22,797,276
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€963.83
|
$422.67
IRR17,778,473
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€157.56
|
$16.67
IRR700,972
|
|
pay 87.4% less for childcare
Paris
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€770.86
|
$130.51
IRR5,489,512
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,773.64
|
$1,698.11
IRR71,426,840
|
|
pay 72.8% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.14
|
$1.00
IRR42,062
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$1.49
IRR62,632
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.72
|
$2.96
IRR124,359
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.46
|
$20.28
IRR853,010
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$1.36
IRR57,205
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
Paris
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€102.58
|
$43.43
IRR1,826,945
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€38.99
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,359
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€93.87
|
$137.62
IRR5,788,736
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€133.00
|
$86.88
IRR3,654,182
|
|
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