Cost of living comparison
Iran is 14.4% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Iran instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 7.8% less for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
Bolivia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 44.8% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 73.6% more for housing
Bolivia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 49.2% less for childcare
Bolivia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 35.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 77.1% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
|
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