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Tehran vs. Port Of Spain Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 52.4% cheaper than Port Of Spain.

Restaurants: pay 34.4% less in Tehran
Groceries: pay 71.9% less in Tehran
Transportation: pay 27.5% less in Tehran
Housing: pay 61.8% less in Tehran
Childcare: pay 67.3% less in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.2% less in Tehran
Clothing: pay 36.8% less in Tehran

Expenses including groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Tehran.

Tehran vs. Port Of Spain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tehran instead of Port Of Spain, you would:

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pay 34.4% less for restaurants

	Port Of Spain	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.31 TTD69.98	$3.80 IRR160,059	-63.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.10 TTD54.98	$4.50 IRR189,544	-44.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 TTD7.31	$0.47 IRR19,802	-56.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 TTD5.46	$1.02 IRR42,831	+26.3%
Average			-34.4%

Port Of Spain vs. Tehran - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.9% less for groceries

	Port Of Spain	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$2.77 TTD18.80	$0.54 IRR22,596	-80.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.08 TTD27.66	$1.89 IRR79,454	-53.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.51 TTD71.32	$2.35 IRR99,084	-77.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.17 TTD35.13	$1.11 IRR46,877	-78.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.62 TTD31.35	$1.41 IRR59,442	-69.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.80 TTD18.98	$0.41 IRR17,238	-85.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 TTD7.91	$0.68 IRR28,729	-41.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.05 TTD13.92	$0.38 IRR16,026	-81.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.88 TTD12.77	$0.29 IRR12,059	-84.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 TTD4.84	$0.24 IRR10,251	-65.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 TTD5.58	$0.23 IRR9,697	-72.0%
Average			-71.9%

Port Of Spain vs. Tehran - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.5% less for transportation

	Port Of Spain	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 TTD28.76	$2.75 IRR115,752	-35.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.20 TTD659.79	$6.55 IRR275,904	-93.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,345.77 TTD239,924.43	$68,000.00 IRR2,864,216,667	+92.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.05 TTD74.98	$2.85 IRR120,044	-74.2%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 61.8% less for housing

	Port Of Spain	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.53 TTD417.65	$5.76 IRR242,469	-90.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$794.05 TTD5,389.97	$450.54 IRR18,977,186	-43.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$478.64 TTD3,248.98	$321.19 IRR13,528,870	-32.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 TTD414.09	$12.05 IRR507,632	-80.2%
Average			-61.8%

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pay 67.3% less for childcare

	Port Of Spain	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$331.09 TTD2,247.44	$123.82 IRR5,215,378	-62.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,182.06 TTD48,751.31	$2,011.10 IRR84,709,007	-72.0%
Average			-67.3%

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pay 67.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Of Spain	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 TTD12.50	$0.65 IRR27,379	-64.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.73 TTD25.33	$1.23 IRR51,928	-67.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 TTD40.99	$2.50 IRR105,302	-58.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.41 TTD369.33	$21.91 IRR922,985	-59.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.68 TTD72.48	$1.50 IRR63,181	-86.0%
Average			-67.2%

Port Of Spain vs. Tehran - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 36.8% less for clothing

	Port Of Spain	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.03 TTD400.71	$25.24 IRR1,062,942	-57.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.29 TTD259.92	$30.76 IRR1,295,538	-19.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$166.91 TTD1,132.98	$117.65 IRR4,955,394	-29.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.82 TTD799.75	$69.84 IRR2,941,519	-40.7%
Average			-36.8%

Port Of Spain vs. Tehran - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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