Cost of living comparison
Iran is 10.6% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Iran instead of Chile, you would:
pay 39.3% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
Chile
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
|
pay 15.1% more for transportation
Chile
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1900
|
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.5900
|
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF603.2400
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4600
|
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
|
pay 12.2% more for housing
Chile
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0300
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.4600
|
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.3100
|
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.3700
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
|
pay 69.5% less for childcare
Chile
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.7300
|
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF170.9400
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
|
pay 49.5% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.5000
|
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2300
|
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
|
pay 85.0% more for clothing
Chile
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6500
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0100
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1400
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.5800
|
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
|
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