Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 65.0% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 73.3% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.59
ISK2,985
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.27
ISK2,388
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
ISK401
|
$0.54
IRR22,781
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
ISK287
|
$0.96
IRR40,433
|
|
pay 71.9% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
ISK510
|
$0.58
IRR24,317
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.66
ISK1,059
|
$2.03
IRR85,183
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.16
ISK852
|
$2.39
IRR100,399
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.91
ISK818
|
$1.11
IRR46,781
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.87
ISK1,227
|
$1.73
IRR72,682
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
ISK211
|
$0.48
IRR20,031
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
ISK134
|
$0.69
IRR29,092
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
ISK174
|
$0.45
IRR18,763
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
ISK308
|
$0.28
IRR11,875
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
ISK196
|
$0.24
IRR9,918
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK140
|
$0.23
IRR9,717
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.57
ISK1,186
|
$2.90
IRR122,125
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.92
ISK9,254
|
$15.00
IRR630,938
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,660.67
ISK5,761,254
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,365,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
ISK3,222
|
$2.90
IRR121,981
|
|
pay 81.5% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.45
ISK9,466
|
$6.62
IRR278,527
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.13
ISK257,791
|
$471.62
IRR19,837,584
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,666.20
ISK230,418
|
$303.59
IRR12,769,912
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.43
ISK8,911
|
$13.35
IRR561,498
|
|
pay 58.1% less for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.37
ISK33,240
|
$126.80
IRR5,333,405
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,984.07
ISK827,538
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,854,322
|
|
pay 81.4% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.79
ISK1,493
|
$0.75
IRR31,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
ISK704
|
$1.43
IRR59,973
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.87
ISK1,642
|
$2.50
IRR105,156
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
ISK9,058
|
$17.44
IRR733,554
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.39
ISK1,990
|
$1.50
IRR63,094
|
|
pay 54.2% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.94
ISK14,374
|
$33.14
IRR1,393,821
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.50
ISK6,015
|
$28.48
IRR1,197,940
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.47
ISK19,564
|
$141.42
IRR5,948,608
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.65
ISK24,153
|
$69.72
IRR2,932,416
|
|
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