Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 28.0% cheaper than Skopje.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 36.2% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD332.97
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD90.85
|
$0.54
IRR22,781
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD70.07
|
$0.96
IRR40,433
|
|
pay 31.8% less for groceries
Skopje
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD36.94
|
$0.58
IRR24,317
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD220.54
|
$2.03
IRR85,183
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD262.40
|
$2.39
IRR100,399
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD121.05
|
$1.11
IRR46,781
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD204.07
|
$1.73
IRR72,682
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.57
|
$0.48
IRR20,031
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
$0.69
IRR29,092
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.20
|
$0.45
IRR18,763
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD45.65
|
$0.28
IRR11,875
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD21.84
|
$0.24
IRR9,918
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.92
|
$0.23
IRR9,717
|
|
pay 3.4% more for transportation
Skopje
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD307.82
|
$2.90
IRR122,125
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,441.22
|
$15.00
IRR630,938
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.94
MKD1,789,096.52
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,365,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.98
MKD337.94
|
$2.90
IRR121,981
|
|
pay 25.6% less for housing
Skopje
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,143.03
|
$6.62
IRR278,527
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD19,907.03
|
$471.62
IRR19,837,584
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,502.58
|
$303.59
IRR12,769,912
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD5,980.17
|
$13.35
IRR561,498
|
|
pay 56.0% less for childcare
Skopje
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,006.37
|
$126.80
IRR5,333,405
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD242,225.77
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,854,322
|
|
pay 45.4% less for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD119.27
|
$0.75
IRR31,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD108.42
|
$1.43
IRR59,973
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD159.03
|
$2.50
IRR105,156
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD1,987.89
|
$17.44
IRR733,554
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD347.88
|
$1.50
IRR63,094
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
Skopje
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.92
MKD3,840.84
|
$33.14
IRR1,393,821
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.30
MKD2,052.71
|
$28.48
IRR1,197,940
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.70
MKD4,507.15
|
$141.42
IRR5,948,608
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MKD5,133.36
|
$69.72
IRR2,932,416
|
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