Cost of living comparison

Iran

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Lesotho

Maseru vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

Maseru is 6.7% cheaper than Tehran.

Restaurants: pay 93.1% more in Maseru
Groceries: pay 87.0% more in Maseru
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Maseru
Housing: pay 73.2% less in Maseru
Childcare: pay 53.0% less in Maseru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.7% more in Maseru
Clothing: pay 46.1% more in Maseru

The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Maseru are more expensive than in Tehran. Expenses including housing and childcare are lower in Maseru. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Maseru.

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Maseru vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Maseru instead of Tehran, you would:

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pay 93.1% more for restaurants

	Tehran	Maseru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.75 IRR5M	$9.01 LSL148.38	+140.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 IRR5M	$8.41 LSL138.49	+110.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 IRR706K	$1.07 LSL17.56	+107.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 IRR2M	$0.84 LSL13.85	-50.2%
Average			+93.1%

Tehran vs. Maseru - Cost of restaurants

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pay 87.0% more for groceries

	Tehran	Maseru
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 IRR816K	$0.83 LSL13.60	+39.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 IRR3M	$3.30 LSL54.39	+49.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.57 IRR4M	$4.38 LSL72.07	+70.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.25 IRR2M	$1.54 LSL25.32	+23.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 IRR2M	$2.79 LSL45.98	+82.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 IRR848K	$0.85 LSL14.02	+38.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 IRR1M	$1.02 LSL16.71	+18.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 IRR726K	$1.23 LSL20.19	+132.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IRR414K	$1.09 LSL17.95	+261.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR357K	$0.71 LSL11.66	+172.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 IRR304K	$0.73 LSL12.00	+229.6%
Average			+87.0%

Tehran vs. Maseru - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Tehran	Maseru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.34 IRR462K	$4.98 LSL81.93	+1380.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.50 IRR8M	$30.04 LSL494.60	+446.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,000.00 IRR69B	$21,030.86 LSL346K	-57.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.90 IRR4M	$6.01 LSL98.92	+107.2%
Average			+225.7%

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pay 73.2% less for housing

	Tehran	Maseru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$3.70 IRR5M	$38.30 LSL630.53	+935.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$425.52 IRR585M	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	-78.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.92 IRR367M	$55.58 LSL915.01	-79.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$9.95 IRR14M	??
Average			-73.2%

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pay 53.0% less for childcare

	Tehran	Maseru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$107.76 IRR148M	$52.06 LSL857.06	-51.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,581.80 IRR4B	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	-54.2%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 53.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Tehran	Maseru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.70 IRR962K	$1.80 LSL29.68	+157.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.36 IRR2M	$2.00 LSL32.97	+47.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR3M	$5.11 LSL84.08	+104.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.59 IRR34M	$23.03 LSL379.19	-6.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.00 IRR3M	??
Average			+53.7%

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pay 46.1% more for clothing

	Tehran	Maseru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.60 IRR37M	$46.07 LSL758.38	+73.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.78 IRR52M	$55.58 LSL915.01	+47.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.55 IRR160M	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	-10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.17 IRR103M	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	+99.8%
Average			+46.1%

Tehran vs. Maseru - Cost of clothing

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