Cost of living comparison
Israel is 4.6 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Israel instead of Iran, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Iran
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,506
|
$18.66
₪69.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR145,876
|
$14.78
₪54.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,811
|
$2.57
₪9.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,237
|
$2.12
₪7.85
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Iran
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,514
|
$2.27
₪8.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,180
|
$6.89
₪25.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,823
|
$6.60
₪24.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,531
|
$3.71
₪13.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,310
|
$4.43
₪16.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,792
|
$1.37
₪5.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,941
|
$0.93
₪3.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,628
|
$0.78
₪2.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,873
|
$0.84
₪3.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,296
|
$0.61
₪2.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,143
|
$0.62
₪2.29
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,075
|
$7.24
₪26.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,150
|
$54.77
₪202.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,873,252,398
|
$38,392.11
₪142,225.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,509
|
$13.38
₪49.56
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Iran
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,251
|
$26.60
₪98.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,297,154
|
$993.65
₪3,681.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,250,459
|
$858.83
₪3,181.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,452
|
$173.67
₪643.39
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,870,660
|
$870.80
₪3,225.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,371,541
|
$11,400.36
₪42,233.31
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,241
|
$7.84
₪29.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,130
|
$3.63
₪13.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,815
|
$9.56
₪35.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,245
|
$65.58
₪242.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR68,956
|
$11.89
₪44.06
|
|
pay 85.0% more for clothing
Iran
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,461,991
|
$88.40
₪327.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,087
|
$57.67
₪213.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,530,746
|
$114.82
₪425.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,858,181
|
$130.62
₪483.91
|
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