Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 3.3 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 15.1% less for restaurants
Tehran
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.40
IRR185,075
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
IRR38,621
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
IRR34,663
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Tehran
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
IRR21,732
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.11
IRR88,652
|
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
IRR118,141
|
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
IRR52,297
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
IRR57,345
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,478
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,085
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IRR18,422
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,012
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,968
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,966
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 77.2% more for transportation
Tehran
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
IRR114,952
|
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.14
IRR552,721
|
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$67,000.00
IRR2,818,187,500
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.36
IRR141,140
|
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
|
pay 95.2% more for housing
Tehran
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.61
IRR572,415
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$541.99
IRR22,797,276
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.67
IRR17,778,473
|
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.67
IRR700,972
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
|
pay 11.8 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.51
IRR5,489,512
|
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,698.11
IRR71,426,840
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
IRR42,062
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
IRR62,632
|
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.96
IRR124,359
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.28
IRR853,010
|
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.36
IRR57,205
|
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
Tehran
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.43
IRR1,826,945
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,359
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.62
IRR5,788,736
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.88
IRR3,654,182
|
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
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