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Rasht vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

Rasht is 13.8% cheaper than Tehran.

Restaurants: pay 1.7% less in Rasht
Groceries: pay 11.4% less in Rasht
Transportation: pay 27.0% more in Rasht
Housing: pay 30.6% less in Rasht
Childcare: pay 32.2% less in Rasht
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.3% less in Rasht
Clothing: pay 20.6% less in Rasht

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Rasht.

Rasht vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.7% less for restaurants

	Tehran	Rasht
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.80 IRR160,066	$3.80 IRR160,066
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 IRR189,551	$4.50 IRR189,551
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 IRR19,803	$0.47 IRR19,803
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 IRR42,832	$1.00 IRR42,122	-1.7%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 11.4% less for groceries

	Tehran	Rasht
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 IRR22,597	$0.50 IRR21,061	-6.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.89 IRR79,457	$1.89 IRR79,457
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.35 IRR99,088	$2.31 IRR97,265	-1.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.11 IRR46,879	$1.11 IRR46,879
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IRR59,444	$1.18 IRR49,677	-16.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.41 IRR17,238	$0.34 IRR14,489	-15.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 IRR28,730	$0.59 IRR24,838	-13.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 IRR16,027	$0.34 IRR14,330	-10.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 IRR12,059	$0.21 IRR9,018	-25.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR10,251	$0.23 IRR9,515	-7.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 IRR9,697	$0.22 IRR9,171	-5.4%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 27.0% more for transportation

	Tehran	Rasht
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.75 IRR115,757	$2.75 IRR115,757
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 IRR275,915	$11.00 IRR463,348	+67.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$68,000.00 IRR2,864,330,000	$68,000.00 IRR2,864,330,000
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.85 IRR120,049	$2.45 IRR103,200	-14.0%
Average			+27.0%

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pay 30.6% less for housing

	Tehran	Rasht
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 IRR242,479	$4.67 IRR196,572	-18.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$450.54 IRR18,977,937	$213.33 IRR8,986,133	-52.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.19 IRR13,529,405	$203.33 IRR8,564,908	-36.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$12.05 IRR507,653	$10.32 IRR434,853	-14.3%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 32.2% less for childcare

	Tehran	Rasht
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.82 IRR5,215,585	$83.90 IRR3,534,078	-32.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,011.10 IRR84,712,359	$2,011.10 IRR84,712,359
Average			-32.2%

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pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Tehran	Rasht
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.65 IRR27,380	$0.65 IRR27,380
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.23 IRR51,930	$1.23 IRR51,930
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR105,306	$1.65 IRR69,292	-34.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.91 IRR923,022	$18.75 IRR789,797	-14.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.50 IRR63,184	$1.00 IRR42,122	-33.3%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 20.6% less for clothing

	Tehran	Rasht
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.24 IRR1,062,984	$16.00 IRR673,960	-36.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.76 IRR1,295,590	$25.00 IRR1,053,062	-18.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.65 IRR4,955,590	$110.00 IRR4,633,475	-6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.84 IRR2,941,635	$69.84 IRR2,941,635
Average			-20.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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