Cost of living comparison
Iran is 28.9% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Iran instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 62.1% less for restaurants
|
Liberia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$3.82
IRR160,506
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$3.47
IRR145,876
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
$0.78
IRR32,811
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$0.81
IRR34,237
|
|
pay 70.9% less for groceries
|
Liberia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
$0.56
IRR23,514
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
$2.14
IRR90,180
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
$2.87
IRR120,823
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
$1.18
IRR49,531
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
$1.67
IRR70,310
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
$0.49
IRR20,792
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
$0.81
IRR33,941
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
$0.49
IRR20,628
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
$0.31
IRR12,873
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
$0.27
IRR11,296
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
$0.24
IRR10,143
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
|
Liberia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
$2.31
IRR97,075
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.56
IRR486,150
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,873,252,398
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
$2.86
IRR120,509
|
|
pay 13.6% less for housing
|
Liberia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
$13.08
IRR550,251
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
$363.68
IRR15,297,154
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
$243.70
IRR10,250,459
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
$12.71
IRR534,452
|
|
pay 1.1% more for childcare
|
Liberia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
$92.02
IRR3,870,660
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,371,541
|
|
pay 69.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Liberia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$0.81
IRR34,241
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
$1.26
IRR53,130
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
$1.97
IRR82,815
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
$17.74
IRR746,245
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
$1.64
IRR68,956
|
|
pay 42.6% more for clothing
|
Liberia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
$34.76
IRR1,461,991
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,087
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
$107.71
IRR4,530,746
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
$67.95
IRR2,858,181
|
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