Cost of living comparison
Iran is 8.8% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Iran instead of China, you would:
pay 48.5% more for restaurants
China
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.06
|
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥37.93
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.60
|
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
China
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.12
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥44.97
|
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.56
|
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.65
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥12.98
|
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.37
|
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.34
|
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.10
|
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
|
pay 22.2% more for transportation
China
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.53
|
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.72
|
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,546.57
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.94
|
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
|
pay 68.8% more for housing
China
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.17
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,898.22
|
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,789.60
|
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥285.55
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
|
pay 83.5% less for childcare
China
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,299.43
|
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,264.88
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
|
pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports
China
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.29
|
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.18
|
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.55
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥305.49
|
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥45.92
|
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
|
pay 59.2% more for clothing
China
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥370.47
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥239.77
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥583.14
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥552.39
|
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
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