Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 3.4 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Iran, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Iran
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,554
|
$13.74
€12.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR145,919
|
$8.59
€7.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,821
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,247
|
$1.04
€0.97
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Iran
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,521
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,207
|
$5.82
€5.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,859
|
$6.41
€5.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,545
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,331
|
$3.53
€3.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,799
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,951
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,634
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,876
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,300
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,146
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,104
|
$5.75
€5.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,295
|
$50.09
€46.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,874,106,262
|
$29,604.23
€27,465.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,545
|
$21.98
€20.40
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Iran
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,415
|
$39.46
€36.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,301,700
|
$924.34
€857.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,253,505
|
$738.82
€685.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,611
|
$136.66
€126.78
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,871,811
|
$424.84
€394.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,386,213
|
$7,091.11
€6,578.77
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,251
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,145
|
$3.30
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,839
|
$4.37
€4.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,467
|
$54.49
€50.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR68,977
|
$10.29
€9.55
|
|
pay 67.3% more for clothing
Iran
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,462,425
|
$80.92
€75.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,473
|
$48.04
€44.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,532,093
|
$125.90
€116.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,859,030
|
$111.40
€103.35
|
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