Cost of living comparison
Iran is 43.5% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Iran instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 47.6% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.57
€9.74
|
$3.82
IRR161,126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
€6.49
|
$3.47
IRR146,439
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
€1.34
|
$0.78
IRR32,938
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.81
IRR34,369
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
Latvia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
$0.56
IRR23,605
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.81
|
$2.14
IRR90,529
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
€4.20
|
$2.87
IRR121,290
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.43
|
$1.18
IRR49,722
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.99
€2.75
|
$1.67
IRR70,582
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.49
IRR20,873
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.81
IRR34,072
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$0.49
IRR20,707
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.31
IRR12,922
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
€0.33
|
$0.27
IRR11,340
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.24
IRR10,183
|
|
pay 8.6% less for transportation
Latvia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.88
€6.34
|
$2.31
IRR97,450
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.63
€42.03
|
$11.56
IRR488,028
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,770.47
€22,816.25
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,884,352,630
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
€8.61
|
$2.86
IRR120,974
|
|
pay 29.9% less for housing
Latvia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.24
€14.96
|
$13.08
IRR552,377
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
€325.15
|
$363.68
IRR15,356,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.19
€249.80
|
$243.70
IRR10,290,060
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$185.26
€170.64
|
$12.71
IRR536,517
|
|
pay 83.7% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.30
€357.67
|
$92.02
IRR3,885,614
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,208.99
€12,166.89
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,562,278
|
|
pay 68.5% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.17
€3.84
|
$0.81
IRR34,373
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.88
€2.66
|
$1.26
IRR53,335
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.02
€4.63
|
$1.97
IRR83,135
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.72
€42.12
|
$17.74
IRR749,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
€9.18
|
$1.64
IRR69,223
|
|
pay 25.6% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.71
€72.50
|
$34.76
IRR1,467,639
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.65
€40.20
|
$30.88
IRR1,304,106
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.70
€78.02
|
$107.71
IRR4,548,250
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.77
€113.08
|
$67.95
IRR2,869,223
|
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