Cost of living comparison
Iran is 42.5% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Iran instead of United States, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
United States
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$4.56
IRR191,784
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$4.01
IRR168,751
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.93
IRR39,223
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.59
IRR24,662
|
|
pay 53.4% less for groceries
United States
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$0.68
IRR28,522
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$2.84
IRR119,290
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$3.85
IRR161,771
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$1.47
IRR61,661
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$1.95
IRR82,095
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.58
IRR24,422
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$1.04
IRR43,803
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.64
IRR27,072
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.40
IRR16,888
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.34
IRR14,499
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.33
IRR13,715
|
|
pay 12.4% less for transportation
United States
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$1.79
IRR75,157
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$15.27
IRR641,826
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,738,848,888
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$3.08
IRR129,379
|
|
pay 62.0% less for housing
United States
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$21.22
IRR892,078
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$872.38
IRR36,670,411
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$625.11
IRR26,276,658
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$22.37
IRR940,300
|
|
pay 91.2% less for childcare
United States
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$120.13
IRR5,049,711
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,325,928
|
|
pay 63.9% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$0.92
IRR38,680
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$1.71
IRR71,957
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$2.40
IRR100,775
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,130
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$3.75
IRR157,493
|
|
pay 49.9% more for clothing
United States
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$53.23
IRR2,237,658
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$54.57
IRR2,294,036
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$195.13
IRR8,202,352
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$96.74
IRR4,066,549
|
|
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