Cost of living comparison
Iran is 17.2% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Iran instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 3.0% less for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.33
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.79
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.61
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 26.5% more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.09
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.59
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,188.80
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.08
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.80
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN828.64
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN538.04
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.92
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 85.8% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,331.15
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,025.49
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.72
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.84
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 43.8% more for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.20
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.92
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN268.02
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.35
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
|
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