Cost of living comparison
Iran is 43.7% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Iran instead of Australia, you would:
pay 64.7% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.43
|
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.75
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.75
|
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.14
|
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
|
pay 50.1% less for groceries
Australia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.06
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.48
|
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.65
|
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.38
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.44
|
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.20
|
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.72
|
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$2.01
|
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.21
|
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.58
|
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.27
|
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
|
pay 7.5% less for transportation
Australia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.57
|
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$125.38
|
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,791.85
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.38
|
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
|
pay 48.8% less for housing
Australia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$85.44
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,712.87
|
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,360.57
|
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$184.47
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
|
pay 90.8% less for childcare
Australia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,102.05
|
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,535.97
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
|
pay 66.2% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.75
|
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$5.05
|
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.54
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$71.49
|
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.75
|
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
|
pay 21.9% more for clothing
Australia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$109.38
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$64.00
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$155.66
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$163.08
|
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
|
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