Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 4.1 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 47.3% more for restaurants
Tehran
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$7.64
HK$59.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.40
IRR185,130
|
$5.73
HK$44.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
IRR38,633
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
IRR34,673
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for groceries
Tehran
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
IRR21,739
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.11
IRR88,678
|
$12.63
HK$98.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
IRR118,176
|
$11.66
HK$91.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
IRR52,313
|
$3.47
HK$27.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
IRR57,362
|
$4.48
HK$35.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,484
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,093
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IRR18,428
|
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,015
|
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,972
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,969
|
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Tehran
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
IRR114,986
|
$10.64
HK$83.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.14
IRR552,886
|
$63.70
HK$498.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$67,000.00
IRR2,819,025,000
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,291.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.36
IRR141,182
|
$13.12
HK$102.72
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.61
IRR572,585
|
$23.34
HK$182.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$541.99
IRR22,804,051
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,914.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.67
IRR17,783,756
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,749.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.67
IRR701,180
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.32
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.51
IRR5,491,143
|
$771.50
HK$6,039.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,698.11
IRR71,448,066
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,651.93
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
IRR42,075
|
$6.37
HK$49.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
IRR62,651
|
$5.02
HK$39.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.96
IRR124,396
|
$8.28
HK$64.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.28
IRR853,263
|
$79.37
HK$621.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.36
IRR57,222
|
$12.74
HK$99.73
|
|
pay 22.1% more for clothing
Tehran
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.43
IRR1,827,488
|
$80.90
HK$633.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,921
|
$39.86
HK$312.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.62
IRR5,790,456
|
$88.35
HK$691.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.88
IRR3,655,268
|
$129.40
HK$1,012.99
|
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