Cost of living comparison
Istanbul is 2.3 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Istanbul instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 73.4% more for restaurants
Tehran
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$9.29
TRY301.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$6.97
TRY225.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,788
|
$1.25
TRY40.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,446
|
$0.54
TRY17.54
|
|
pay 47.4% more for groceries
Tehran
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,324
|
$0.59
TRY19.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,208
|
$4.25
TRY137.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,429
|
$4.39
TRY142.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,795
|
$2.11
TRY68.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,704
|
$2.55
TRY82.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,037
|
$0.55
TRY17.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,100
|
$0.81
TRY26.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,768
|
$0.42
TRY13.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,878
|
$0.57
TRY18.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,921
|
$0.34
TRY11.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,720
|
$0.26
TRY8.50
|
|
pay 69.8% more for transportation
Tehran
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,161
|
$4.67
TRY151.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR631,125
|
$42.99
TRY1,393.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,366,000,000
|
$43,361.37
TRY1,405,090.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,018
|
$5.14
TRY166.56
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,610
|
$10.90
TRY353.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,843,480
|
$766.91
TRY24,851.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,773,707
|
$488.42
TRY15,826.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,665
|
$43.25
TRY1,401.50
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,334,990
|
$548.23
TRY17,764.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,877,459
|
$11,216.73
TRY363,469.31
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,556
|
$3.41
TRY110.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR59,991
|
$2.90
TRY93.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,188
|
$1.86
TRY60.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR733,772
|
$40.11
TRY1,299.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,112
|
$6.19
TRY200.73
|
|
pay 9.8% more for clothing
Tehran
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,235
|
$47.30
TRY1,532.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,296
|
$34.12
TRY1,105.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,950,376
|
$88.04
TRY2,852.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,933,287
|
$79.70
TRY2,582.55
|
|
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