Cost of living comparison
Iran is 33.1% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Iran instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 38.0% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$3.82
IRR160,554
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$3.47
IRR145,919
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$0.78
IRR32,821
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.81
IRR34,247
|
|
pay 8.2% less for groceries
Lebanon
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$0.56
IRR23,521
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$2.14
IRR90,207
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$2.87
IRR120,859
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$1.18
IRR49,545
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$1.67
IRR70,331
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$0.49
IRR20,799
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.81
IRR33,951
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$0.49
IRR20,634
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$0.31
IRR12,876
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.27
IRR11,300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.24
IRR10,146
|
|
pay 1.9% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$2.31
IRR97,104
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$11.56
IRR486,295
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,874,106,262
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$2.86
IRR120,545
|
|
pay 48.4% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$13.08
IRR550,415
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$363.68
IRR15,301,700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$243.70
IRR10,253,505
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$12.71
IRR534,611
|
|
pay 60.9% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$92.02
IRR3,871,811
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,386,213
|
|
pay 49.2% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$0.81
IRR34,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$1.26
IRR53,145
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$1.97
IRR82,839
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$17.74
IRR746,467
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$1.64
IRR68,977
|
|
pay 25.3% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$34.76
IRR1,462,425
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,473
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$107.71
IRR4,532,093
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$67.95
IRR2,859,030
|
|
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