Cost of living comparison
Iran is 0.2% cheaper than Vietnam.
If you lived in Iran instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 66.6% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,748
|
$3.82
IRR160,554
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
$3.47
IRR145,919
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,956
|
$0.78
IRR32,821
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,778
|
$0.81
IRR34,247
|
|
pay 25.6% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
$0.56
IRR23,521
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,160
|
$2.14
IRR90,207
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫137,049
|
$2.87
IRR120,859
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
$1.18
IRR49,545
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,622
|
$1.67
IRR70,331
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,196
|
$0.49
IRR20,799
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,198
|
$0.81
IRR33,951
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,144
|
$0.49
IRR20,634
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,618
|
$0.31
IRR12,876
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,569
|
$0.27
IRR11,300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,526
|
$0.24
IRR10,146
|
|
pay 21.0% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,567
|
$2.31
IRR97,104
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,795
|
$11.56
IRR486,295
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,874,106,262
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,060
|
$2.86
IRR120,545
|
|
pay 2.7% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
$13.08
IRR550,415
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
$363.68
IRR15,301,700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
$243.70
IRR10,253,505
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
$12.71
IRR534,611
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
$92.02
IRR3,871,811
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,386,213
|
|
pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,694
|
$0.81
IRR34,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,807
|
$1.26
IRR53,145
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
$1.97
IRR82,839
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,254
|
$17.74
IRR746,467
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,603
|
$1.64
IRR68,977
|
|
pay 15.2% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
$34.76
IRR1,462,425
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,473
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
$107.71
IRR4,532,093
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
$67.95
IRR2,859,030
|
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