Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 47.6% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Prague, you would:
pay 49.9% less for restaurants
|
Prague
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.29
Kč241.75
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.89
Kč208.78
|
$4.40
IRR185,130
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
Kč41.27
|
$0.92
IRR38,633
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
Kč32.42
|
$0.82
IRR34,673
|
|
pay 55.7% less for groceries
|
Prague
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
Kč40.15
|
$0.52
IRR21,739
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
Kč152.74
|
$2.11
IRR88,678
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
Kč108.60
|
$2.81
IRR118,176
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
Kč81.26
|
$1.24
IRR52,313
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
Kč101.20
|
$1.36
IRR57,362
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
Kč20.24
|
$0.46
IRR19,484
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
Kč18.97
|
$0.64
IRR27,093
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
Kč22.99
|
$0.44
IRR18,428
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
Kč38.02
|
$0.26
IRR11,015
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
Kč11.40
|
$0.26
IRR10,972
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
Kč11.64
|
$0.24
IRR9,969
|
|
pay 11.1% less for transportation
|
Prague
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.00
Kč164.49
|
$2.73
IRR114,986
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.72
Kč604.37
|
$13.14
IRR552,886
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.17
Kč659,312.20
|
$67,000.00
IRR2,819,025,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
Kč295.59
|
$3.36
IRR141,182
|
|
pay 59.3% less for housing
|
Prague
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.19
Kč615.34
|
$13.61
IRR572,585
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,062.03
Kč24,951.97
|
$541.99
IRR22,804,051
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.21
Kč18,659.78
|
$422.67
IRR17,783,756
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$251.13
Kč5,900.12
|
$16.67
IRR701,180
|
|
pay 85.6% less for childcare
|
Prague
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$808.25
Kč18,989.56
|
$130.51
IRR5,491,143
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,299.60
Kč312,470.03
|
$1,698.11
IRR71,448,066
|
|
pay 64.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Prague
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Kč54.94
|
$1.00
IRR42,075
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
Kč75.33
|
$1.49
IRR62,651
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.73
Kč158.23
|
$2.96
IRR124,396
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.27
Kč1,415.97
|
$20.28
IRR853,263
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
Kč262.63
|
$1.36
IRR57,222
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
|
Prague
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.07
Kč2,186.60
|
$43.43
IRR1,827,488
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.28
Kč993.25
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,921
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.72
Kč2,272.48
|
$137.62
IRR5,790,456
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.16
Kč2,682.20
|
$86.88
IRR3,655,268
|
|
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