Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 49.3% more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 6.5% more for restaurants
Tehran
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
$8.16
UAH321.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.40
IRR185,075
|
$4.15
UAH163.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
IRR38,621
|
$0.62
UAH24.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
IRR34,663
|
$0.49
UAH19.44
|
|
pay 52.4% more for groceries
Tehran
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
IRR21,732
|
$0.72
UAH28.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.11
IRR88,652
|
$4.00
UAH157.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
IRR118,141
|
$3.90
UAH153.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
IRR52,297
|
$2.02
UAH79.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
IRR57,345
|
$1.76
UAH69.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,478
|
$0.25
UAH9.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,085
|
$0.62
UAH24.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IRR18,422
|
$0.68
UAH26.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,012
|
$1.01
UAH39.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,968
|
$0.22
UAH8.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,966
|
$0.34
UAH13.31
|
|
pay 5.5% more for transportation
Tehran
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
IRR114,952
|
$5.50
UAH216.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.14
IRR552,721
|
$9.52
UAH374.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$67,000.00
IRR2,818,187,500
|
$23,116.98
UAH909,683.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.36
IRR141,140
|
$3.81
UAH149.83
|
|
pay 58.8% more for housing
Tehran
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.61
IRR572,415
|
$5.04
UAH198.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$541.99
IRR22,797,276
|
$454.74
UAH17,894.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.67
IRR17,778,473
|
$275.70
UAH10,849.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.67
IRR700,972
|
$74.83
UAH2,944.58
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.51
IRR5,489,512
|
$312.58
UAH12,300.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,698.11
IRR71,426,840
|
$5,592.11
UAH220,056.63
|
|
pay 40.1% more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
IRR42,062
|
$1.09
UAH42.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
IRR62,632
|
$1.35
UAH53.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.96
IRR124,359
|
$2.04
UAH80.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.28
IRR853,010
|
$26.77
UAH1,053.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.36
IRR57,205
|
$4.08
UAH160.53
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
Tehran
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.43
IRR1,826,945
|
$65.70
UAH2,585.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,359
|
$33.80
UAH1,330.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.62
IRR5,788,736
|
$78.00
UAH3,069.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.88
IRR3,654,182
|
$93.05
UAH3,661.83
|
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