Cost of living comparison
Iran is 10.0% cheaper than Dominica.
If you lived in Iran instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 44.9% less for restaurants
Dominica
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 67.0% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 26.1% less for transportation
Dominica
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Dominica
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 8.2% more for childcare
Dominica
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 44.8% less for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
Dominica
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
|
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