Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 2.1 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Tehran
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,781
|
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,433
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Tehran
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,317
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,183
|
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,399
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,781
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,682
|
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,031
|
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,092
|
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,763
|
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,875
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,918
|
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,717
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Tehran
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,125
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR630,938
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,365,000,000
|
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR121,981
|
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,527
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,837,584
|
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,769,912
|
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,498
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
|
pay 64.9% more for childcare
Tehran
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,333,405
|
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,854,322
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,547
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR59,973
|
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,156
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR733,554
|
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,094
|
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
|
pay 17.9% more for clothing
Tehran
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,393,821
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,197,940
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,948,608
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,932,416
|
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
|
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