Cost of living comparison
Iran is 22.9% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Iran instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 46.5% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.88
|
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
|
pay 19.5% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
|
pay 20.8% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.17
|
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,741.89
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.82
|
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
|
pay 21.0% less for housing
Portugal
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.46
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.12
|
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.35
|
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€82.98
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
|
pay 76.0% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.66
|
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,389.93
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
|
pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.33
|
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.94
|
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
|
pay 58.6% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.77
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.88
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.05
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.10
|
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
|
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