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Tehran vs. Roseau Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 39.3% cheaper than Roseau.

Restaurants: pay 55.0% less in Tehran
Groceries: pay 64.6% less in Tehran
Transportation: pay 33.4% less in Tehran
Housing: pay 16.1% less in Tehran
Childcare: pay 29.6% less in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.2% less in Tehran
Clothing: pay 9.2% less in Tehran

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

Tehran vs. Roseau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tehran instead of Roseau, you would:

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pay 55.0% less for restaurants

	Roseau	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$3.80 IRR160,028	-48.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.03 EC$19.00	$4.50 IRR189,506	-36.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 EC$6.67	$0.47 IRR19,798	-80.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$1.02 IRR42,822	-54.2%
Average			-55.0%

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pay 64.6% less for groceries

	Roseau	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 EC$5.67	$0.54 IRR22,591	-74.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$1.89 IRR79,438	+56.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.61 EC$34.07	$2.35 IRR99,064	-81.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 EC$15.13	$1.11 IRR46,868	-80.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09 EC$13.76	$1.41 IRR59,430	-72.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91 EC$7.86	$0.41 IRR17,234	-85.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 EC$2.90	$0.68 IRR28,724	-36.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 EC$5.49	$0.38 IRR16,023	-81.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33 EC$6.30	$0.29 IRR12,056	-87.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 EC$4.37	$0.24 IRR10,249	-85.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 EC$3.71	$0.23 IRR9,695	-83.2%
Average			-64.6%

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pay 33.4% less for transportation

	Roseau	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 EC$14.58	$2.75 IRR115,729	-49.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.13 EC$143.58	$6.55 IRR275,849	-87.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	$68,000.00 IRR2,863,650,000	+93.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.23 EC$79.00	$2.85 IRR120,021	-90.3%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 16.1% less for housing

	Roseau	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.92 EC$191.67	$5.76 IRR242,422	-91.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$450.54 IRR18,973,431	+58.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$321.19 IRR13,526,193	+57.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.58 EC$293.44	$12.05 IRR507,532	-88.9%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 29.6% less for childcare

	Roseau	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.51 EC$350.00	$123.82 IRR5,214,346	-4.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	$2,011.10 IRR84,692,248	-54.7%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 67.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Roseau	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$0.65 IRR27,373	-64.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 EC$11.17	$1.23 IRR51,918	-70.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$2.50 IRR105,281	-66.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 EC$125.00	$21.91 IRR922,802	-52.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$1.50 IRR63,169	-82.0%
Average			-67.2%

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pay 9.2% less for clothing

	Roseau	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 EC$150.00	$25.24 IRR1,062,731	-54.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 EC$100.00	$30.76 IRR1,295,282	-16.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$117.65 IRR4,954,414	+59.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$69.84 IRR2,940,937	-24.5%
Average			-9.2%

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