Cost of living comparison

Iran

compared to

Indonesia

Ubud vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

Ubud is 71.8% more expensive than Tehran.

Restaurants: pay 23.9% less in Ubud
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Ubud
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Ubud
Housing: pay 86.6% more in Ubud
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Ubud
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.5% more in Ubud
Clothing: pay 10.9% less in Ubud

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

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Ubud vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.9% less for restaurants

	Tehran	Ubud
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.75 IRR5M	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	-25.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 IRR5M	$3.07 IDR55,482.92	-23.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 IRR706K	$1.30 IDR23,538.21	+154.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 IRR2M	$0.41 IDR7,439.76	-75.6%
Average			-23.9%

Tehran vs. Ubud - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Tehran	Ubud
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 IRR816K	$1.84 IDR33,289.75	+210.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 IRR3M	$8.31 IDR150K	+275.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.57 IRR4M	$5.50 IDR99,284.90	+114.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.25 IRR2M	$2.22 IDR40,149.46	+77.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 IRR2M	$1.69 IDR30,566.05	+10.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 IRR848K	$1.55 IDR28,033.46	+151.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 IRR1M	$0.68 IDR12,214.68	-21.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 IRR726K	$1.00 IDR17,971.05	+88.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IRR414K	$0.56 IDR10,135.30	+86.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR357K	$0.66 IDR11,839.77	+152.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 IRR304K	$0.96 IDR17,342.12	+334.3%
Average			+111.3%

Tehran vs. Ubud - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Tehran	Ubud
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.34 IRR462K	$2.76 IDR49,852.48	+721.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.50 IRR8M	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,000.00 IRR69B	$24,199.28 IDR437M	-51.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.90 IRR4M	$3.14 IDR56,651.73	+8.2%
Average			+102.0%

Tehran vs. Ubud - Cost of transportation

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pay 86.6% more for housing

	Tehran	Ubud
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$3.70 IRR5M	$18.63 IDR336K	+403.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$425.52 IRR585M	$544.82 IDR10M	+28.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.92 IRR367M	$407.10 IDR7M	+52.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$9.95 IRR14M	$62.40 IDR1M	+527.0%
Average			+86.6%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Tehran	Ubud
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$107.76 IRR148M	$440.88 IDR8M	+309.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,581.80 IRR4B	$5,207.68 IDR94M	+101.7%
Average			+187.3%

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pay 87.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Tehran	Ubud
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.70 IRR962K	$2.24 IDR40,351.22	+219.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.36 IRR2M	$2.00 IDR36,147.97	+47.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR3M	$2.12 IDR38,333.66	-15.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.59 IRR34M	$51.69 IDR933K	+110.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.00 IRR3M	$3.63 IDR65,570.73	+81.6%
Average			+87.5%

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pay 10.9% less for clothing

	Tehran	Ubud
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.60 IRR37M	$43.44 IDR784K	+63.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.78 IRR52M	$22.35 IDR404K	-40.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.55 IRR160M	$76.00 IDR1M	-34.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.17 IRR103M	$75.10 IDR1M	-0.1%
Average			-10.9%

Tehran vs. Ubud - Cost of clothing

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