Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 4.5% more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 49.5% more for restaurants
|
Tashkent
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
UZS62,822.19
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
UZS43,975.53
|
$4.40
IRR185,075
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
UZS7,600.67
|
$0.92
IRR38,621
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
UZS4,307.45
|
$0.82
IRR34,663
|
|
pay 17.9% less for groceries
|
Tashkent
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
UZS5,147.84
|
$0.52
IRR21,732
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
UZS39,489.33
|
$2.11
IRR88,652
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
UZS48,336.04
|
$2.81
IRR118,141
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
UZS20,469.86
|
$1.24
IRR52,297
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
UZS21,261.72
|
$1.36
IRR57,345
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
UZS7,738.26
|
$0.46
IRR19,478
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS9,877.96
|
$0.64
IRR27,085
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
UZS12,966.56
|
$0.44
IRR18,422
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
UZS9,275.82
|
$0.26
IRR11,012
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
UZS2,828.05
|
$0.26
IRR10,968
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
UZS2,296.52
|
$0.24
IRR9,966
|
|
pay 98.5% more for transportation
|
Tashkent
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
UZS44,306.15
|
$2.73
IRR114,952
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.04
UZS176,444.18
|
$13.14
IRR552,721
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,508.25
UZS169,723,584.05
|
$67,000.00
IRR2,818,187,500
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
UZS33,255.04
|
$3.36
IRR141,140
|
|
pay 15.0% less for housing
|
Tashkent
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.99
UZS226,027.53
|
$13.61
IRR572,415
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$603.41
UZS7,581,548.34
|
$541.99
IRR22,797,276
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.87
UZS4,257,667.51
|
$422.67
IRR17,778,473
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.36
UZS419,182.17
|
$16.67
IRR700,972
|
|
pay 57.8% less for childcare
|
Tashkent
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.55
UZS2,796,206.94
|
$130.51
IRR5,489,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,603.48
UZS82,969,035.30
|
$1,698.11
IRR71,426,840
|
|
pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tashkent
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
UZS16,776.82
|
$1.00
IRR42,062
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
UZS20,220.80
|
$1.49
IRR62,632
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
UZS23,473.96
|
$2.96
IRR124,359
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.35
UZS544,620.00
|
$20.28
IRR853,010
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
UZS56,574.53
|
$1.36
IRR57,205
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
|
Tashkent
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.37
UZS683,071.96
|
$43.43
IRR1,826,945
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.46
UZS747,029.64
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,359
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.85
UZS1,229,442.16
|
$137.62
IRR5,788,736
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.20
UZS1,371,996.77
|
$86.88
IRR3,654,182
|
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