Cost of living comparison
compared to
Iran vs. Esfahan Cost of Living Summary
Iran is 21.3% more expensive than Esfahan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.7% more in Iran
- Groceries
-
pay 13.7% more in Iran
- Transportation
-
pay 12.6% less in Iran
- Housing
-
pay 21.4% more in Iran
- Childcare
-
pay 38.3% more in Iran
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 19.5% more in Iran
- Clothing
-
pay 42.0% more in Iran
The cost of clothing, childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Iran are more expensive than in Esfahan.
Iran vs. Esfahan Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Iran instead of Esfahan, you would:
pay 26.7% more for restaurants
|
Esfahan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
IRR126,338
|
$3.73
IRR157,274
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.00
IRR126,338
|
$3.78
IRR159,005
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
IRR21,256
|
$0.78
IRR33,040
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,228
|
$0.96
IRR40,604
|
|
Esfahan vs. Iran - Cost of restaurants
pay 13.7% more for groceries
|
Esfahan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.44
IRR18,600
|
$0.48
IRR20,413
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.41
IRR59,379
|
$2.20
IRR92,564
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.89
IRR79,707
|
$2.58
IRR108,596
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
IRR62,748
|
$1.14
IRR47,953
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
IRR47,755
|
$1.32
IRR55,483
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,575
|
$0.41
IRR17,121
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
IRR25,597
|
$0.67
IRR28,064
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,739
|
$0.43
IRR18,275
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,984
|
$0.28
IRR11,774
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,079
|
$0.26
IRR10,801
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,551
|
$0.23
IRR9,550
|
|
Esfahan vs. Iran - Cost of groceries
pay 12.6% less for transportation
|
Esfahan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
IRR138,827
|
$2.59
IRR108,956
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.10
IRR551,674
|
$9.98
IRR420,354
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$67,338.29
IRR2,835,783,738
|
$66,617.96
IRR2,805,448,752
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,126
|
$2.79
IRR117,484
|
|
Esfahan vs. Iran - Cost of transportation
pay 21.4% more for housing
|
Esfahan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.50
IRR315,844
|
$11.37
IRR478,800
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$285.50
IRR12,023,119
|
$329.21
IRR13,863,681
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.40
IRR8,186,670
|
$233.51
IRR9,833,500
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.47
IRR483,055
|
$11.30
IRR475,868
|
|
Esfahan vs. Iran - Cost of housing
pay 38.3% more for childcare
|
Esfahan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$71.67
IRR3,018,062
|
$77.32
IRR3,256,249
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$588.00
IRR24,762,150
|
$991.86
IRR41,769,565
|
|
Esfahan vs. Iran - Cost of childcare
pay 19.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Esfahan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
IRR42,112
|
$0.80
IRR33,817
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.76
IRR32,006
|
$1.11
IRR46,716
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.10
IRR88,436
|
$1.97
IRR83,157
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.58
IRR572,028
|
$18.85
IRR793,664
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
IRR46,324
|
$1.53
IRR64,228
|
|
Esfahan vs. Iran - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 42.0% more for clothing
|
Esfahan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.40
IRR774,870
|
$29.89
IRR1,258,748
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.17
IRR1,017,719
|
$28.92
IRR1,217,932
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.00
IRR3,621,675
|
$102.93
IRR4,334,548
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.20
IRR1,566,585
|
$61.87
IRR2,605,323
|
|
Esfahan vs. Iran - Cost of clothing
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