Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 40.3% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 55.1% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.20
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
€7.09
|
$4.40
IRR185,130
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
€2.20
|
$0.92
IRR38,633
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.62
|
$0.82
IRR34,673
|
|
pay 48.2% less for groceries
Vilnius
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.52
IRR21,739
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
€5.32
|
$2.11
IRR88,678
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
€5.35
|
$2.81
IRR118,176
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
$1.24
IRR52,313
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
€3.37
|
$1.36
IRR57,362
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.46
IRR19,484
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.64
IRR27,093
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.44
IRR18,428
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$0.26
IRR11,015
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.26
IRR10,972
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.24
IRR9,969
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
Vilnius
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.38
€6.84
|
$2.73
IRR114,986
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.88
€29.58
|
$13.14
IRR552,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,266.35
€25,296.36
|
$67,000.00
IRR2,819,025,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.36
€6.82
|
$3.36
IRR141,182
|
|
pay 39.4% less for housing
Vilnius
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.10
€14.01
|
$13.61
IRR572,585
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$817.79
€758.70
|
$541.99
IRR22,804,051
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$555.68
€515.54
|
$422.67
IRR17,783,756
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.64
€154.60
|
$16.67
IRR701,180
|
|
pay 76.7% less for childcare
Vilnius
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$475.95
€441.56
|
$130.51
IRR5,491,143
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,833.69
€8,195.46
|
$1,698.11
IRR71,448,066
|
|
pay 59.0% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.51
€4.18
|
$1.00
IRR42,075
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
€2.86
|
$1.49
IRR62,651
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
€4.64
|
$2.96
IRR124,396
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.73
€31.29
|
$20.28
IRR853,263
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$1.36
IRR57,222
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
Vilnius
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.56
€73.81
|
$43.43
IRR1,827,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.08
€34.40
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,921
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.63
|
$137.62
IRR5,790,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.10
€99.36
|
$86.88
IRR3,655,268
|
|
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