Historical Prices in Tehran

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Restaurants

Year
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant
Meal for 2 People,
Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course
McMeal at McDonalds
(or Equivalent Combo Meal)
2022 4.00 30.00 4.56
2021 3.50 35.00 3.00
2020 4.75 31.75 4.00
2019 4.75 23.75 5.94
2018 6.65 21.27 5.41
2017 5.99 20.19 5.99
2016 5.00 20.00 5.00
2015 5.00 20.00 5.00
2014 5.00 20.00 4.50
2013 5.00 25.00 5.00
2012 5.60 21.00 5.00
2011 7.00 22.00 6.00
2010 8.00 20.00 4.75
Year
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter draught)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
Coke/Pepsi
(0.33 liter bottle)
Water
(0.33 liter bottle)
Cappuccino
(regular)
2022 - - 0.96 0.79 1.45
2021 - - 0.83 0.68 1.29
2020 - - 0.67 0.40 1.98
2019 - - 0.53 0.30 2.07
2018 - - 0.51 0.26 2.98
2017 - - 0.47 0.23 2.80
2016 - - 0.46 0.20 2.64
2015 - - 0.46 0.21 2.56
2014 - - 0.45 0.25 2.46
2013 - - 0.53 0.29 2.71
2012 - - 0.56 0.28 3.16
2011 - - 0.49 0.31 3.03
2010 - - 0.69 0.34 -

Markets

Year
Milk
(regular),
(1 liter)
Loaf of Fresh White Bread
(500g)
Eggs
(regular)
(12)
Water
(1.5 liter bottle)
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter bottle)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
2022 0.75 0.53 1.26 0.30 - -
2021 0.74 0.43 1.46 0.32 - -
2020 1.18 0.61 2.04 0.40 - -
2019 0.99 0.53 1.72 0.43 - -
2018 0.79 0.46 2.14 0.42 - -
2017 0.78 0.51 1.62 0.39 - -
2016 0.81 0.47 1.51 0.41 - -
2015 0.79 0.52 1.53 0.43 - -
2014 0.83 0.46 1.72 0.38 - -
2013 0.96 0.48 1.89 0.41 - -
2012 1.22 0.62 2.52 0.41 - -
2011 0.98 0.61 2.30 0.42 - -
2010 0.96 0.58 1.90 0.36 - -
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
2022 1.10 1.03 0.57 0.50 3.34 0.66 1.37 0.49
2021 0.96 0.90 0.45 0.42 1.67 0.56 1.27 0.41
2020 1.25 1.04 0.67 0.59 3.16 0.82 1.80 0.69
2019 1.37 1.26 0.76 0.72 3.11 0.97 2.25 0.75
2018 1.43 1.27 0.66 0.61 3.43 0.91 1.80 0.64
2017 1.32 1.39 0.65 0.54 3.49 0.79 1.31 0.68
2016 1.45 1.45 0.64 0.62 2.88 0.83 1.38 0.66
2015 1.58 1.69 0.69 0.62 2.49 0.87 1.49 0.67
2014 1.31 1.19 0.73 0.69 2.28 0.90 - -
2013 1.37 1.29 0.74 0.72 2.38 1.10 - -
2012 1.93 1.72 0.70 0.64 4.03 1.19 - -
2011 1.89 1.75 0.70 0.68 - - - -
2010 - - - - - - - -
Year
Local Cheese
(1kg)
Bottle of Wine
(Mid-Range)
Cigarettes 20 Pack
(Marlboro)
Chicken Fillets
(1kg)
Beef Round
(1kg)
(or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)
2022 3.93 - 2.95 3.11 7.89
2021 3.34 - 2.00 3.10 7.31
2020 4.65 - 2.37 3.61 14.85
2019 4.83 - 3.52 4.18 18.13
2018 4.73 - 3.43 3.88 13.92
2017 5.27 - 2.47 3.88 11.96
2016 5.03 - 2.66 3.59 11.07
2015 4.51 - 2.00 3.50 10.24
2014 4.96 - 3.00 4.14 -
2013 5.80 - 3.00 4.13 -
2012 6.07 - 3.00 5.70 -
2011 5.55 - 2.50 4.66 -
2010 4.57 - 2.00 7.01 -

Rent Per Month

Year
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
in City Centre
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
Outside of Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
in City Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
Outside of Centre
2022 537.28 414.90 1308.21 894.54
2021 541.49 447.33 1470.45 1062.55
2020 658.55 450.77 1586.81 917.06
2019 615.64 376.80 1263.55 821.95
2018 638.16 390.44 1375.95 866.28
2017 584.53 401.78 1280.66 850.96
2016 586.22 411.76 1144.55 823.90
2015 640.28 419.86 1455.33 878.18
2014 617.77 413.65 1357.52 829.82
2013 741.47 446.63 1510.18 976.11
2012 737.48 402.55 1467.78 860.01
2011 780.62 553.33 1418.33 1300.00
2010 600.00 500.00 1017.50 1020.00

Buy Apartment Price

Year
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
in City Centre
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
Outside of Centre
2022 2248.45 1278.93
2021 2662.11 1362.04
2020 3685.35 1950.79
2019 2958.89 1657.12
2018 2317.10 1206.54
2017 1973.80 1072.45
2016 2037.39 1111.46
2015 2240.70 1207.08
2014 2886.60 1758.51
2013 3399.13 1720.70
2012 2970.13 1520.47
2011 2830.00 1794.44
2010 2250.00 3250.00

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2022 292.87
2021 234.70
2020 313.95
2019 351.00
2018 496.19
2017 553.05
2016 514.35
2015 555.70
2014 537.55
2013 476.06
2012 588.41
2011 826.25
2010 775.00

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2022 0.47 0.72
2021 0.36 0.71
2020 0.29 0.45
2019 0.24 0.24
2018 0.23 0.25
2017 0.22 0.30
2016 0.20 0.31
2015 0.20 0.30
2014 0.20 0.30
2013 0.20 0.33
2012 0.24 0.53
2011 0.30 0.66
2010 0.25 0.40
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2022 15.00
2021 20.73
2020 11.88
2019 11.88
2018 11.81
2017 15.01
2016 16.62
2015 17.50
2014 15.00
2013 14.00
2012 32.50
2011 45.00
2010 59.00

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2022 20.27
2021 20.87
2020 21.08
2019 21.38
2018 19.23
2017 18.83
2016 20.12
2015 22.85
2014 22.86
2013 22.93
2012 18.26
2011 17.25
2010 12.67

Utilities (Monthly)

Year
Basic
(Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
Internet
(60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
2022 21.84 12.40
2021 23.40 15.58
2020 34.22 19.70
2019 30.82 19.61
2018 34.39 29.18
2017 35.91 56.49
2016 39.13 84.39
2015 33.13 64.91
2014 52.99 55.64
2013 59.84 49.54
2012 75.78 37.40
2011 95.62 32.33
2010 78.00 23.00

Sports And Leisure

Year
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent
(1 Hour on Weekend)
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
2022 20.72 17.94 1.50
2021 23.86 12.90 2.00
2020 25.96 15.30 3.78
2019 30.79 21.90 3.56
2018 34.86 22.05 3.48
2017 36.92 24.14 3.41
2016 32.27 17.43 3.00
2015 30.28 15.96 2.00
2014 32.14 10.82 3.00
2013 34.22 11.71 3.00
2012 37.66 20.49 3.13
2011 41.00 12.50 4.00
2010 60.00 13.00 2.00

Clothing And Shoes

Year
1 Pair of Jeans
(Levis 501 Or Similar)
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store
(Zara, H&M, ...)
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes
(Mid-Range)
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes
2022 49.88 51.09 140.35 94.07
2021 53.04 38.09 159.23 87.23
2020 54.78 43.07 184.68 91.24
2019 54.15 47.09 194.48 83.03
2018 52.40 42.56 139.59 80.30
2017 51.79 40.12 120.02 80.65
2016 56.37 39.55 113.62 78.56
2015 52.91 45.61 109.65 83.93
2014 55.18 54.51 112.94 82.82
2013 68.43 56.83 134.47 89.49
2012 83.65 70.59 138.32 88.20
2011 90.00 76.67 127.14 86.25
2010 120.00 70.00 90.00 50.00
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