Cost of living comparison
Iran is 14.3% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Iran instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 21.1% more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES404.55
|
$3.82
IRR160,554
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES758.35
|
$3.47
IRR145,919
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES79.33
|
$0.78
IRR32,821
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES62.50
|
$0.81
IRR34,247
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
Kenya
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES66.10
|
$0.56
IRR23,521
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES562.45
|
$2.14
IRR90,207
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES375.95
|
$2.87
IRR120,859
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES213.03
|
$1.18
IRR49,545
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES304.43
|
$1.67
IRR70,331
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES132.75
|
$0.49
IRR20,799
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.55
|
$0.81
IRR33,951
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES79.19
|
$0.49
IRR20,634
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.81
|
$0.31
IRR12,876
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES38.33
|
$0.27
IRR11,300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES49.78
|
$0.24
IRR10,146
|
|
pay 27.4% more for transportation
Kenya
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES740.79
|
$2.31
IRR97,104
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,413.17
|
$11.56
IRR486,295
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,231,224.78
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,874,106,262
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,168.59
|
$2.86
IRR120,545
|
|
pay 27.4% more for housing
Kenya
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,153.20
|
$13.08
IRR550,415
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES24,260.10
|
$363.68
IRR15,301,700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,828.63
|
$243.70
IRR10,253,505
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,631.70
|
$12.71
IRR534,611
|
|
pay 52.4% less for childcare
Kenya
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,853.74
|
$92.02
IRR3,871,811
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES813,068.55
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,386,213
|
|
pay 47.5% less for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES255.39
|
$0.81
IRR34,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES279.03
|
$1.26
IRR53,145
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES349.85
|
$1.97
IRR82,839
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,970.88
|
$17.74
IRR746,467
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES758.72
|
$1.64
IRR68,977
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,754.13
|
$34.76
IRR1,462,425
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,700.48
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,473
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,949.14
|
$107.71
IRR4,532,093
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,163.57
|
$67.95
IRR2,859,030
|
|
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