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Tehran vs. Tashkent Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 14.2% cheaper than Tashkent.

Restaurants: pay 66.5% more in Tehran
Groceries: pay 21.4% less in Tehran
Transportation: pay 39.3% more in Tehran
Housing: pay 44.4% less in Tehran
Childcare: pay 69.9% less in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.0% less in Tehran
Clothing: pay 30.6% less in Tehran

The cost of restaurants and transportation in Tehran are more expensive than in Tashkent. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Tehran.

Tehran vs. Tashkent Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.5% more for restaurants

	Tashkent	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.91 UZS58,734.82	$3.80 IRR160,028	-22.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.09 UZS48,945.68	$4.50 IRR189,506	+10.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 UZS7,416.19	$0.47 IRR19,798	-24.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 UZS3,018.30	$1.02 IRR42,822	+303.0%
Average			+66.5%

Tashkent vs. Tehran - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.4% less for groceries

	Tashkent	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$0.39 UZS4,640.43	$0.54 IRR22,591	+38.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.13 UZS49,383.75	$1.89 IRR79,438	-54.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.37 UZS52,324.19	$2.35 IRR99,064	-46.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 UZS19,032.06	$1.11 IRR46,868	-30.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 UZS22,511.25	$1.41 IRR59,430	-25.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 UZS6,727.03	$0.41 IRR17,234	-27.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 UZS9,665.98	$0.68 IRR28,724	-15.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 UZS12,479.50	$0.38 IRR16,023	-63.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 UZS6,823.42	$0.29 IRR12,056	-49.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 UZS3,010.29	$0.24 IRR10,249	-3.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.16 UZS1,944.42	$0.23 IRR9,695	+41.6%
Average			-21.4%

Tashkent vs. Tehran - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.3% more for transportation

	Tashkent	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.80 UZS45,478.03	$2.75 IRR115,729	-27.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.64 UZS139,216.34	$6.55 IRR275,849	-43.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 UZS239,264,797.42	$68,000.00 IRR2,863,650,000	+240.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.22 UZS38,500.91	$2.85 IRR120,021	-11.4%
Average			+39.3%

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pay 44.4% less for housing

	Tashkent	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.38 UZS136,198.31	$5.76 IRR242,422	-49.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$667.81 UZS7,989,226.12	$450.54 IRR18,973,431	-32.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$425.89 UZS5,095,014.41	$321.19 IRR13,526,193	-24.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.44 UZS495,718.25	$12.05 IRR507,532	-70.9%
Average			-44.4%

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pay 69.9% less for childcare

	Tashkent	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$307.75 UZS3,681,719.12	$123.82 IRR5,214,346	-59.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,122.00 UZS121,091,884.18	$2,011.10 IRR84,692,248	-80.1%
Average			-69.9%

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pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Tashkent	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 UZS14,683.70	$0.65 IRR27,373	-47.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 UZS24,313.70	$1.23 IRR51,918	-39.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.05 UZS24,472.84	$2.50 IRR105,281	+22.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.36 UZS614,380.52	$21.91 IRR922,802	-57.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.73 UZS68,523.96	$1.50 IRR63,169	-73.8%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 30.6% less for clothing

	Tashkent	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.09 UZS551,365.32	$25.24 IRR1,062,731	-45.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.66 UZS665,882.46	$30.76 IRR1,295,282	-44.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.02 UZS1,232,484.24	$117.65 IRR4,954,414	+14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.82 UZS1,565,028.76	$69.84 IRR2,940,937	-46.6%
Average			-30.6%

Tashkent vs. Tehran - Cost of clothing

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