Cost of living comparison
Iran is 47.9% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Iran instead of Greece, you would:
pay 41.8% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.74
|
$3.82
IRR160,554
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
$3.47
IRR145,919
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$0.78
IRR32,821
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.81
IRR34,247
|
|
pay 48.4% less for groceries
Greece
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.56
IRR23,521
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.05
|
$2.14
IRR90,207
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.62
|
$2.87
IRR120,859
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
$1.18
IRR49,545
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.96
|
$1.67
IRR70,331
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.49
IRR20,799
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.81
IRR33,951
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.49
IRR20,634
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.31
IRR12,876
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.27
IRR11,300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.24
IRR10,146
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
Greece
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.24
|
$2.31
IRR97,104
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.25
|
$11.56
IRR486,295
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,783.95
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,874,106,262
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.59
|
$2.86
IRR120,545
|
|
pay 55.8% less for housing
Greece
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.44
|
$13.08
IRR550,415
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€490.90
|
$363.68
IRR15,301,700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€377.02
|
$243.70
IRR10,253,505
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€165.46
|
$12.71
IRR534,611
|
|
pay 78.1% less for childcare
Greece
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€325.41
|
$92.02
IRR3,871,811
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,177.24
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,386,213
|
|
pay 69.8% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.92
|
$0.81
IRR34,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.26
|
$1.26
IRR53,145
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
$1.97
IRR82,839
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€43.17
|
$17.74
IRR746,467
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.28
|
$1.64
IRR68,977
|
|
pay 22.2% less for clothing
Greece
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.75
|
$34.76
IRR1,462,425
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€38.15
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,473
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€80.51
|
$107.71
IRR4,532,093
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€89.36
|
$67.95
IRR2,859,030
|
|
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