Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 3.9% cheaper than Tehran.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 29.3% less for restaurants
Tehran
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$4.28
₹357.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.40
IRR185,130
|
$4.28
₹357.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
IRR38,633
|
$0.49
₹40.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
IRR34,673
|
$0.21
₹17.55
|
|
pay 5.2% less for groceries
Tehran
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
IRR21,739
|
$0.53
₹44.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.11
IRR88,678
|
$2.13
₹177.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
IRR118,176
|
$2.82
₹235.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
IRR52,313
|
$1.02
₹85.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
IRR57,362
|
$1.68
₹140.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,484
|
$0.74
₹61.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,093
|
$0.33
₹27.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IRR18,428
|
$0.44
₹36.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,015
|
$0.23
₹19.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,972
|
$0.15
₹12.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,969
|
$0.18
₹15.39
|
|
pay 10.2% less for transportation
Tehran
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
IRR114,986
|
$4.64
₹387.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.14
IRR552,886
|
$12.22
₹1,020.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$67,000.00
IRR2,819,025,000
|
$13,440.78
₹1,122,932.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.36
IRR141,182
|
$2.57
₹214.38
|
|
pay 2.2% less for housing
Tehran
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.61
IRR572,585
|
$7.65
₹638.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$541.99
IRR22,804,051
|
$236.59
₹19,765.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.67
IRR17,783,756
|
$144.05
₹12,034.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.67
IRR701,180
|
$42.89
₹3,583.09
|
|
pay 18.6% less for childcare
Tehran
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.51
IRR5,491,143
|
$72.71
₹6,074.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,698.11
IRR71,448,066
|
$1,816.81
₹151,788.65
|
|
pay 82.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
IRR42,075
|
$1.83
₹153.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
IRR62,651
|
$1.87
₹156.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.96
IRR124,396
|
$4.15
₹347.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.28
IRR853,263
|
$21.09
₹1,761.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.36
IRR57,222
|
$4.89
₹408.34
|
|
pay 44.5% less for clothing
Tehran
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.43
IRR1,827,488
|
$28.84
₹2,409.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,921
|
$34.82
₹2,909.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.62
IRR5,790,456
|
$47.67
₹3,982.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.88
IRR3,655,268
|
$38.00
₹3,174.99
|
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