Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 36.7% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 41.0% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL1,004
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL738
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL150
|
$0.54
IRR22,788
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$0.96
IRR40,446
|
|
pay 53.5% less for groceries
Tirana
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL91
|
$0.58
IRR24,324
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL567
|
$2.03
IRR85,208
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL704
|
$2.39
IRR100,429
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL334
|
$1.11
IRR46,795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL337
|
$1.73
IRR72,704
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$0.48
IRR20,037
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL104
|
$0.69
IRR29,100
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.45
IRR18,768
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$0.28
IRR11,878
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.24
IRR9,921
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$0.23
IRR9,720
|
|
pay 12.7% more for transportation
Tirana
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL725
|
$2.90
IRR122,161
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,606
|
$15.00
IRR631,125
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,358,487
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,366,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,710
|
$2.90
IRR122,018
|
|
pay 45.6% less for housing
Tirana
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,622
|
$6.62
IRR278,610
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL53,019
|
$471.62
IRR19,843,480
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,508
|
$303.59
IRR12,773,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,270
|
$13.35
IRR561,665
|
|
pay 54.0% less for childcare
Tirana
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,949
|
$126.80
IRR5,334,990
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL452,917
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,877,459
|
|
pay 54.1% less for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL251
|
$0.75
IRR31,556
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL169
|
$1.43
IRR59,991
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL351
|
$2.50
IRR105,188
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,183
|
$17.44
IRR733,772
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL803
|
$1.50
IRR63,112
|
|
pay 21.6% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL6,002
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,235
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,538
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,296
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,902
|
$141.42
IRR5,950,376
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,741
|
$69.72
IRR2,933,287
|
|
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