Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 5.0 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Tehran
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
$19.59
€18.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,781
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,433
|
$2.58
€2.37
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Tehran
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,317
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,183
|
$8.38
€7.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,399
|
$5.89
€5.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,781
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,682
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,031
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,092
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,763
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,875
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,918
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,717
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Tehran
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,125
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR630,938
|
$53.34
€49.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,365,000,000
|
$31,021.96
€28,513.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR121,981
|
$24.16
€22.21
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,527
|
$57.82
€53.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,837,584
|
$1,165.94
€1,071.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,769,912
|
$976.56
€897.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,498
|
$182.93
€168.14
|
|
pay 10.2 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,333,405
|
$989.17
€909.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,854,322
|
$23,148.55
€21,276.99
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,547
|
$5.44
€5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR59,973
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,156
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR733,554
|
$34.92
€32.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,094
|
$14.15
€13.01
|
|
pay 94.9% more for clothing
Tehran
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,393,821
|
$104.24
€95.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,197,940
|
$49.59
€45.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,948,608
|
$117.47
€107.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,932,416
|
$144.77
€133.06
|
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