Cost of living comparison
Iran is 37.5% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Iran instead of Germany, you would:
pay 65.5% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.00
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.47
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.22
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 37.8% less for groceries
Germany
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.30
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.94
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 25.7% less for transportation
Germany
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.76
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.63
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.46
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 27.5% less for housing
Germany
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€709.68
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€539.84
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 76.8% less for childcare
Germany
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€304.31
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 56.6% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.79
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.05
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.48
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.28
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
Germany
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.00
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
|
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