Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 2.1 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 38.6% more for restaurants
Tehran
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
$8.17
ZAR147.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
$4.36
ZAR78.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,781
|
$0.91
ZAR16.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,433
|
$0.70
ZAR12.64
|
|
pay 74.0% more for groceries
Tehran
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,317
|
$0.99
ZAR17.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,183
|
$3.57
ZAR64.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,399
|
$4.49
ZAR81.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,781
|
$2.28
ZAR41.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,682
|
$1.97
ZAR35.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,031
|
$0.62
ZAR11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,092
|
$0.60
ZAR10.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,763
|
$0.61
ZAR10.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,875
|
$0.69
ZAR12.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,918
|
$0.52
ZAR9.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,717
|
$0.56
ZAR10.07
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Tehran
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,125
|
$4.84
ZAR87.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR630,938
|
$62.65
ZAR1,132.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,365,000,000
|
$18,595.53
ZAR336,103.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR121,981
|
$11.25
ZAR203.33
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,527
|
$40.52
ZAR732.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,837,584
|
$408.57
ZAR7,384.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,769,912
|
$350.25
ZAR6,330.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,498
|
$79.77
ZAR1,441.76
|
|
pay 84.3% more for childcare
Tehran
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,333,405
|
$214.13
ZAR3,870.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,854,322
|
$3,698.27
ZAR66,844.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,547
|
$2.23
ZAR40.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR59,973
|
$1.83
ZAR33.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,156
|
$2.72
ZAR49.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR733,554
|
$32.65
ZAR590.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,094
|
$6.95
ZAR125.54
|
|
pay 14.8% more for clothing
Tehran
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,393,821
|
$47.52
ZAR858.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,197,940
|
$34.15
ZAR617.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,948,608
|
$85.40
ZAR1,543.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,932,416
|
$94.42
ZAR1,706.62
|
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