Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 51.6% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 62.1% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.34
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$4.40
IRR185,075
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.19
|
$0.92
IRR38,621
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$0.82
IRR34,663
|
|
pay 63.4% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
$0.52
IRR21,732
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.96
|
$2.11
IRR88,652
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.75
|
$2.81
IRR118,141
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.88
|
$1.24
IRR52,297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.17
|
$1.36
IRR57,345
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.46
IRR19,478
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.64
IRR27,085
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.44
IRR18,422
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.71
|
$0.26
IRR11,012
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.26
IRR10,968
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.39
|
$0.24
IRR9,966
|
|
pay 16.4% more for transportation
Valletta
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.26
|
$2.73
IRR114,952
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.55
|
$13.14
IRR552,721
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,357.07
|
$67,000.00
IRR2,818,187,500
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.50
|
$3.36
IRR141,140
|
|
pay 65.4% less for housing
Valletta
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€47.86
|
$13.61
IRR572,415
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€952.94
|
$541.99
IRR22,797,276
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€842.33
|
$422.67
IRR17,778,473
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€122.69
|
$16.67
IRR700,972
|
|
pay 82.2% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€628.94
|
$130.51
IRR5,489,512
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,699.54
|
$1,698.11
IRR71,426,840
|
|
pay 70.1% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$1.00
IRR42,062
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.92
|
$1.49
IRR62,632
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.62
|
$2.96
IRR124,359
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€85.33
|
$20.28
IRR853,010
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$1.36
IRR57,205
|
|
pay 34.7% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€119.97
|
$43.43
IRR1,826,945
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,359
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€113.59
|
$137.62
IRR5,788,736
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€154.43
|
$86.88
IRR3,654,182
|
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