Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 2.4 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.17
LYD29.840
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
LYD24.870
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
LYD2.260
|
$0.54
IRR22,781
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
LYD0.630
|
$0.96
IRR40,433
|
|
pay 2.3% more for groceries
Tripoli
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.30
LYD1.470
|
$0.58
IRR24,317
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
LYD11.590
|
$2.03
IRR85,183
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
LYD18.040
|
$2.39
IRR100,399
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
LYD6.750
|
$1.11
IRR46,781
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
LYD7.030
|
$1.73
IRR72,682
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
LYD4.160
|
$0.48
IRR20,031
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LYD2.480
|
$0.69
IRR29,092
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.36
LYD1.730
|
$0.45
IRR18,763
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
LYD1.220
|
$0.28
IRR11,875
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.380
|
$0.24
IRR9,918
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.400
|
$0.23
IRR9,717
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.560
|
$2.90
IRR122,125
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.46
LYD79.580
|
$15.00
IRR630,938
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,433.88
LYD74,606.950
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,365,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.00
LYD33.820
|
$2.90
IRR121,981
|
|
pay 29.6% more for housing
Tripoli
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.74
LYD95.410
|
$6.62
IRR278,527
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.36
LYD1,094.240
|
$471.62
IRR19,837,584
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$124.50
LYD601.830
|
$303.59
IRR12,769,912
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.19
LYD199.090
|
$13.35
IRR561,498
|
|
pay 82.3% more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$68.60
LYD331.590
|
$126.80
IRR5,333,405
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,028.93
LYD4,973.800
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,854,322
|
|
pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.67
LYD3.230
|
$0.75
IRR31,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD2.820
|
$1.43
IRR59,973
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
LYD10.940
|
$2.50
IRR105,156
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.40
LYD132.430
|
$17.44
IRR733,554
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.14
LYD24.870
|
$1.50
IRR63,094
|
|
pay 51.5% more for clothing
Tripoli
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.31
LYD146.540
|
$33.14
IRR1,393,821
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
LYD158.170
|
$28.48
IRR1,197,940
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.68
LYD235.300
|
$141.42
IRR5,948,608
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.53
LYD282.950
|
$69.72
IRR2,932,416
|
|
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