Cost of living comparison
Iran is 32.1% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Iran instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 50.0% less for restaurants
|
Cyprus
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.34
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€7.06
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.79
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 31.7% less for groceries
|
Cyprus
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.41
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.61
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€3.01
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.34
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 16.3% less for transportation
|
Cyprus
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.59
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€41.39
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,922.36
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.46
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 26.8% less for housing
|
Cyprus
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.51
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€718.17
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€536.68
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€116.31
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 73.7% less for childcare
|
Cyprus
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€307.51
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,557.86
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 55.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cyprus
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.20
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.56
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€49.10
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.45
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 29.1% more for clothing
|
Cyprus
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€74.67
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.85
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€82.65
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€97.87
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
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