Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 2.7 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 77.9% more for restaurants
Tehran
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
$10.31
TTD70.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
$7.37
TTD50.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,781
|
$1.00
TTD6.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,433
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Tehran
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,317
|
$2.57
TTD17.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,183
|
$4.24
TTD28.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,399
|
$9.33
TTD63.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,781
|
$4.23
TTD28.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,682
|
$4.32
TTD29.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,031
|
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,092
|
$1.02
TTD6.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,763
|
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,875
|
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,918
|
$0.54
TTD3.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,717
|
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Tehran
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,125
|
$4.14
TTD28.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR630,938
|
$97.25
TTD660.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,365,000,000
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,597.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR121,981
|
$11.20
TTD76.04
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,527
|
$56.92
TTD386.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,837,584
|
$609.52
TTD4,138.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,769,912
|
$432.83
TTD2,938.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,498
|
$64.79
TTD439.92
|
|
pay 93.1% more for childcare
Tehran
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,333,405
|
$231.33
TTD1,570.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,854,322
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,595.84
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,547
|
$1.77
TTD12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR59,973
|
$3.57
TTD24.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,156
|
$5.89
TTD40.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR733,554
|
$50.70
TTD344.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,094
|
$8.84
TTD60.03
|
|
pay 52.3% more for clothing
Tehran
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,393,821
|
$62.20
TTD422.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,197,940
|
$54.52
TTD370.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,948,608
|
$105.77
TTD718.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,932,416
|
$108.18
TTD734.53
|
|
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