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Iran vs. Belarus Cost of Living Summary

Iran is 9.9% cheaper than Belarus overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.1% more in Iran
Groceries: pay 19.4% less in Iran
Transportation: pay 54.4% more in Iran
Housing: pay 9.1% less in Iran
Childcare: pay 80.0% less in Iran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.3% less in Iran
Clothing: pay 19.1% less in Iran

The cost of transportation and restaurants in Iran are more expensive than in Belarus. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and housing are lower in Iran.

Iran vs. Belarus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iran instead of Belarus, you would:

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pay 27.1% more for restaurants

	Belarus	Iran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.88 BYN23.02	$3.73 IRR157,067	-52.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.34 BYN15.58	$3.78 IRR158,795	-29.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 BYN1.74	$0.78 IRR32,996	+31.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 BYN1.09	$0.96 IRR40,550	+159.0%
Average			+27.1%

Belarus vs. Iran - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.4% less for groceries

	Belarus	Iran
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 BYN1.59	$0.48 IRR20,386	-10.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.03 BYN8.85	$2.20 IRR92,442	-27.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.53 BYN7.37	$2.58 IRR108,453	+2.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.28 BYN3.75	$1.14 IRR47,889	-11.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.61 BYN4.70	$1.32 IRR55,410	-18.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.52 BYN1.51	$0.41 IRR17,098	-21.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 BYN2.13	$0.67 IRR28,027	-8.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 BYN2.26	$0.43 IRR18,251	-43.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 BYN2.41	$0.28 IRR11,758	-66.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 BYN0.68	$0.26 IRR10,786	+10.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 BYN0.80	$0.23 IRR9,538	-17.4%
Average			-19.4%

Belarus vs. Iran - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.4% more for transportation

	Belarus	Iran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.93 BYN8.54	$2.59 IRR108,813	-11.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.40 BYN36.19	$9.98 IRR419,800	-19.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,403.97 BYN50,806.71	$66,617.96 IRR2,801,751,455	+282.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.24 BYN12.38	$2.79 IRR117,330	-34.2%
Average			+54.4%

Belarus vs. Iran - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.1% less for housing

	Belarus	Iran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.01 BYN35.06	$11.37 IRR478,169	-5.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$298.15 BYN870.38	$329.21 IRR13,845,410	+10.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.17 BYN523.03	$233.51 IRR9,820,540	+30.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.09 BYN117.03	$11.30 IRR475,241	-71.8%
Average			-9.1%

Belarus vs. Iran - Cost of housing

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pay 80.0% less for childcare

	Belarus	Iran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$281.30 BYN821.18	$77.32 IRR3,251,958	-72.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,896.64 BYN23,052.35	$991.86 IRR41,714,517	-87.4%
Average			-80.0%

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pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Belarus	Iran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 BYN2.87	$0.80 IRR33,772	-18.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 BYN4.22	$1.11 IRR46,655	-23.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.66 BYN4.85	$1.97 IRR83,047	+18.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.82 BYN87.06	$18.85 IRR792,618	-36.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.54 BYN10.34	$1.53 IRR64,143	-56.9%
Average			-23.3%

Belarus vs. Iran - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.1% less for clothing

	Belarus	Iran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.44 BYN123.90	$29.89 IRR1,257,089	-29.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.20 BYN114.43	$28.92 IRR1,216,327	-26.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.42 BYN287.30	$102.93 IRR4,328,835	+4.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 BYN241.43	$61.87 IRR2,601,889	-25.2%
Average			-19.1%

Belarus vs. Iran - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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