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Tehran vs. Skopje Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 41.8% cheaper than Skopje.

Restaurants: pay 45.9% less in Tehran
Groceries: pay 42.8% less in Tehran
Transportation: pay 20.2% less in Tehran
Housing: pay 38.9% less in Tehran
Childcare: pay 60.3% less in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.2% less in Tehran
Clothing: pay 31.1% less in Tehran

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

Tehran vs. Skopje Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.9% less for restaurants

	Skopje	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.63 MKD399.58	$3.80 IRR160,066	-50.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.67 MKD349.64	$4.50 IRR189,551	-32.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.99 MKD104.23	$0.47 IRR19,803	-76.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 MKD70.48	$1.02 IRR42,832	-24.4%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 42.8% less for groceries

	Skopje	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 MKD42.48	$0.54 IRR22,597	-33.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 MKD245.93	$1.89 IRR79,457	-59.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.03 MKD263.32	$2.35 IRR99,088	-53.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.25 MKD117.80	$1.11 IRR46,879	-50.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.60 MKD188.44	$1.41 IRR59,444	-60.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 MKD26.87	$0.41 IRR17,238	-20.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MKD34.07	$0.68 IRR28,730	+4.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 MKD34.79	$0.38 IRR16,027	-42.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 MKD51.44	$0.29 IRR12,059	-70.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD20.66	$0.24 IRR10,251	-38.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 MKD22.29	$0.23 IRR9,697	-45.9%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 20.2% less for transportation

	Skopje	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.90 MKD308.92	$2.75 IRR115,757	-53.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.60 MKD1,498.44	$6.55 IRR275,915	-77.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,316.17 MKD1,798,126.06	$68,000.00 IRR2,864,330,000	+98.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.53 MKD289.70	$2.85 IRR120,049	-48.5%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 38.9% less for housing

	Skopje	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.14 MKD1,002.71	$5.76 IRR242,479	-69.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.93 MKD22,737.47	$450.54 IRR18,977,937	+3.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$319.07 MKD16,718.69	$321.19 IRR13,529,405	+0.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.18 MKD6,402.15	$12.05 IRR507,653	-90.1%
Average			-38.9%

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pay 60.3% less for childcare

	Skopje	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$322.60 MKD16,903.62	$123.82 IRR5,215,585	-61.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,902.78 MKD256,899.49	$2,011.10 IRR84,712,359	-59.0%
Average			-60.3%

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pay 53.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Skopje	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 MKD149.84	$0.65 IRR27,380	-77.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 MKD116.53	$1.23 IRR51,930	-44.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.24 MKD169.82	$2.50 IRR105,306	-22.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.77 MKD2,031.50	$21.91 IRR923,022	-43.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.67 MKD349.64	$1.50 IRR63,184	-77.5%
Average			-53.2%

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pay 31.1% less for clothing

	Skopje	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.11 MKD4,511.96	$25.24 IRR1,062,984	-70.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.03 MKD2,149.66	$30.76 IRR1,295,590	-25.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.63 MKD5,534.71	$117.65 IRR4,955,590	+11.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.10 MKD6,083.68	$69.84 IRR2,941,635	-39.9%
Average			-31.1%

Skopje 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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