Cost of living comparison
Iran is 40.5% more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Iran instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
NPR247.16
|
$3.82
IRR160,506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.43
NPR857.03
|
$3.47
IRR145,876
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
NPR63.12
|
$0.78
IRR32,811
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.43
|
$0.81
IRR34,237
|
|
pay 4.1% more for groceries
Nepal
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
NPR63.35
|
$0.56
IRR23,514
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
NPR460.70
|
$2.14
IRR90,180
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
NPR385.87
|
$2.87
IRR120,823
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
NPR195.92
|
$1.18
IRR49,531
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
NPR186.72
|
$1.67
IRR70,310
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
NPR140.81
|
$0.49
IRR20,792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
NPR56.41
|
$0.81
IRR33,941
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NPR70.88
|
$0.49
IRR20,628
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.02
|
$0.31
IRR12,873
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.75
|
$0.27
IRR11,296
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR34.48
|
$0.24
IRR10,143
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
Nepal
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
NPR656.84
|
$2.31
IRR97,075
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.97
NPR1,995.53
|
$11.56
IRR486,150
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,088.94
NPR4,277,686.37
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,873,252,398
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.88
NPR1,450.33
|
$2.86
IRR120,509
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.92
NPR1,322.97
|
$13.08
IRR550,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$90.65
NPR12,083.76
|
$363.68
IRR15,297,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$66.00
NPR8,798.06
|
$243.70
IRR10,250,459
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.38
NPR3,916.78
|
$12.71
IRR534,452
|
|
pay 13.7% less for childcare
Nepal
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.48
NPR9,261.96
|
$92.02
IRR3,870,660
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,917.30
NPR388,896.51
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,371,541
|
|
pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
NPR308.74
|
$0.81
IRR34,241
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
NPR201.26
|
$1.26
IRR53,130
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
NPR391.14
|
$1.97
IRR82,815
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.95
NPR3,058.80
|
$17.74
IRR746,245
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
NPR431.08
|
$1.64
IRR68,956
|
|
pay 76.2% more for clothing
Nepal
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.32
NPR2,975.08
|
$34.76
IRR1,461,991
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
NPR4,762.03
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,087
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.27
NPR5,635.02
|
$107.71
IRR4,530,746
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.72
NPR4,361.79
|
$67.95
IRR2,858,181
|
|
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