Cost of living comparison
Iran is 23.8% cheaper than Argentina.
If you lived in Iran instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 31.8% less for restaurants
Argentina
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.30
ARS6,464.72
|
$3.82
IRR160,506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
ARS4,852.97
|
$3.47
IRR145,876
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
ARS1,026.18
|
$0.78
IRR32,811
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS800.29
|
$0.81
IRR34,237
|
|
pay 26.7% less for groceries
Argentina
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
ARS1,136.46
|
$0.56
IRR23,514
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS2,991.49
|
$2.14
IRR90,180
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,083.79
|
$2.87
IRR120,823
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
ARS1,385.62
|
$1.18
IRR49,531
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ARS1,798.35
|
$1.67
IRR70,310
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
ARS684.82
|
$0.49
IRR20,792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ARS614.35
|
$0.81
IRR33,941
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
ARS487.73
|
$0.49
IRR20,628
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ARS574.90
|
$0.31
IRR12,873
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS316.34
|
$0.27
IRR11,296
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS316.20
|
$0.24
IRR10,143
|
|
pay 10.6% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,083.68
|
$2.31
IRR97,075
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
ARS16,452.89
|
$11.56
IRR486,150
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,409.10
ARS21,616,165.87
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,873,252,398
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.41
ARS7,447.84
|
$2.86
IRR120,509
|
|
pay 6.4% less for housing
Argentina
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.92
ARS16,751.11
|
$13.08
IRR550,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.53
ARS225,404.09
|
$363.68
IRR15,297,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.20
ARS169,326.71
|
$243.70
IRR10,250,459
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.37
ARS32,212.56
|
$12.71
IRR534,452
|
|
pay 53.5% less for childcare
Argentina
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.96
ARS128,373.52
|
$92.02
IRR3,870,660
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,988.68
ARS3,532,283.57
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,371,541
|
|
pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
ARS1,588.42
|
$0.81
IRR34,241
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ARS1,634.50
|
$1.26
IRR53,130
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
ARS1,700.61
|
$1.97
IRR82,815
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.65
ARS17,401.34
|
$17.74
IRR746,245
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
ARS3,845.39
|
$1.64
IRR68,956
|
|
pay 27.6% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.90
ARS53,050.32
|
$34.76
IRR1,461,991
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.50
ARS48,263.90
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,087
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.78
ARS94,559.98
|
$107.71
IRR4,530,746
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
ARS81,395.88
|
$67.95
IRR2,858,181
|
|
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