Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 2.4 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 22.7% less for restaurants
Tehran
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
$2.95
THB109.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.40
IRR185,075
|
$5.91
THB218.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
IRR38,621
|
$0.57
THB21.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
IRR34,663
|
$0.32
THB11.94
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Tehran
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
IRR21,732
|
$1.86
THB68.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.11
IRR88,652
|
$8.67
THB321.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
IRR118,141
|
$6.60
THB244.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
IRR52,297
|
$2.02
THB74.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
IRR57,345
|
$1.46
THB53.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,478
|
$1.36
THB50.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,085
|
$0.63
THB23.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IRR18,422
|
$0.90
THB33.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,012
|
$0.73
THB27.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,968
|
$0.73
THB26.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,966
|
$0.63
THB23.21
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Tehran
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
IRR114,952
|
$4.46
THB165.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.14
IRR552,721
|
$38.39
THB1,421.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$67,000.00
IRR2,818,187,500
|
$59,069.18
THB2,186,800.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.36
IRR141,140
|
$10.60
THB392.53
|
|
pay 69.3% more for housing
Tehran
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.61
IRR572,415
|
$15.74
THB582.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$541.99
IRR22,797,276
|
$659.48
THB24,414.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.67
IRR17,778,473
|
$314.02
THB11,625.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.67
IRR700,972
|
$60.89
THB2,254.18
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.51
IRR5,489,512
|
$562.72
THB20,832.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,698.11
IRR71,426,840
|
$13,500.26
THB499,793.17
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
IRR42,062
|
$2.36
THB87.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
IRR62,632
|
$2.30
THB85.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.96
IRR124,359
|
$4.43
THB164.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.28
IRR853,010
|
$56.73
THB2,100.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.36
IRR57,205
|
$7.97
THB295.22
|
|
pay 4.1% more for clothing
Tehran
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.43
IRR1,826,945
|
$59.87
THB2,216.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,359
|
$40.54
THB1,500.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.62
IRR5,788,736
|
$97.44
THB3,607.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.88
IRR3,654,182
|
$102.02
THB3,776.74
|
|
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