Cost of living comparison
Iran is 52.4% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Iran instead of Italy, you would:
pay 60.8% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$3.82
IRR160,554
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
$3.47
IRR145,919
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.33
|
$0.78
IRR32,821
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.81
IRR34,247
|
|
pay 57.6% less for groceries
Italy
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
$0.56
IRR23,521
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.32
|
$2.14
IRR90,207
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.18
|
$2.87
IRR120,859
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
$1.18
IRR49,545
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.65
|
$1.67
IRR70,331
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.49
IRR20,799
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.81
IRR33,951
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.49
IRR20,634
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$0.31
IRR12,876
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.27
IRR11,300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.24
IRR10,146
|
|
pay 17.6% less for transportation
Italy
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.80
|
$2.31
IRR97,104
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.47
|
$11.56
IRR486,295
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,874,106,262
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.14
|
$2.86
IRR120,545
|
|
pay 61.2% less for housing
Italy
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
$13.08
IRR550,415
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€612.90
|
$363.68
IRR15,301,700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€468.41
|
$243.70
IRR10,253,505
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
$12.71
IRR534,611
|
|
pay 85.0% less for childcare
Italy
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€481.77
|
$92.02
IRR3,871,811
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,386,213
|
|
pay 65.0% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$0.81
IRR34,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$1.26
IRR53,145
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
$1.97
IRR82,839
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.63
|
$17.74
IRR746,467
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.83
|
$1.64
IRR68,977
|
|
pay 19.3% less for clothing
Italy
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
$34.76
IRR1,462,425
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,473
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
$107.71
IRR4,532,093
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.16
|
$67.95
IRR2,859,030
|
|
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