Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 65.5% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 47.7% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
$0.54
IRR22,788
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
$0.96
IRR40,446
|
|
pay 72.1% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.82
|
$0.58
IRR24,324
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.42
|
$2.03
IRR85,208
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.70
|
$2.39
IRR100,429
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.51
|
$1.11
IRR46,795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.32
|
$1.73
IRR72,704
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.59
|
$0.48
IRR20,037
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
$0.69
IRR29,100
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
$0.45
IRR18,768
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
$0.28
IRR11,878
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
$0.24
IRR9,921
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
$0.23
IRR9,720
|
|
pay 64.2% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.85
|
$2.90
IRR122,161
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD129.15
|
$15.00
IRR631,125
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD181,617.93
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,366,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.51
|
$2.90
IRR122,018
|
|
pay 84.5% less for housing
Singapore
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD48.55
|
$6.62
IRR278,610
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,726.06
|
$471.62
IRR19,843,480
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,735.69
|
$303.59
IRR12,773,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD157.27
|
$13.35
IRR561,665
|
|
pay 91.0% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,505.90
|
$126.80
IRR5,334,990
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,809.26
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,877,459
|
|
pay 81.9% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
$0.75
IRR31,556
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.49
|
$1.43
IRR59,991
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.65
|
$2.50
IRR105,188
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD140.33
|
$17.44
IRR733,772
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
$1.50
IRR63,112
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD91.95
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,235
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD59.36
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,296
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD126.54
|
$141.42
IRR5,950,376
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD143.20
|
$69.72
IRR2,933,287
|
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