Cost of living comparison
compared to
Iran vs. Estonia Cost of Living Summary
Iran is 62.5% cheaper than Estonia overall.
Iran vs. Estonia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Iran instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 69.6% less for restaurants
|
Estonia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.56
€12.96
|
$3.73
IRR5M
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.34
€9.20
|
$3.95
IRR5M
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.29
|
$0.53
IRR728K
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.06
|
$1.01
IRR1M
|
|
Estonia vs. Iran - Cost of restaurants
pay 56.7% less for groceries
|
Estonia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
€1.25
|
$0.45
IRR617K
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
€4.80
|
$1.73
IRR2M
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
€3.69
|
$2.48
IRR3M
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
€2.50
|
$1.16
IRR2M
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.93
€3.50
|
$1.29
IRR2M
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.81
|
$0.42
IRR580K
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.58
|
$0.68
IRR934K
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.96
|
$0.39
IRR530K
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.10
|
$0.26
IRR357K
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.33
|
$0.23
IRR314K
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.35
|
$0.21
IRR291K
|
|
Estonia vs. Iran - Cost of groceries
pay 56.5% less for transportation
|
Estonia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
€6.47
|
$1.09
IRR1M
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.37
€23.47
|
$9.74
IRR13M
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,988.91
€24,911.14
|
$59,259.42
IRR81B
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.52
€11.14
|
$2.98
IRR4M
|
|
Estonia vs. Iran - Cost of transportation
pay 60.6% less for housing
|
Estonia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.76
€28.27
|
$10.43
IRR14M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$512.18
€455.86
|
$307.16
IRR422M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.48
€344.88
|
$226.04
IRR311M
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$221.29
€196.96
|
$10.64
IRR15M
|
|
Estonia vs. Iran - Cost of housing
pay 81.7% less for childcare
|
Estonia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$324.72
€289.02
|
$78.80
IRR108M
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,400.01
€9,256.38
|
$1,441.79
IRR2B
|
|
Estonia vs. Iran - Cost of childcare
pay 76.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Estonia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.67
€5.04
|
$0.82
IRR1M
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.06
€3.61
|
$1.17
IRR2M
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€5.84
|
$2.02
IRR3M
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.01
€40.06
|
$17.00
IRR23M
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
€8.56
|
$1.52
IRR2M
|
|
Estonia vs. Iran - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 45.2% less for clothing
|
Estonia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.14
€86.46
|
$25.86
IRR36M
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.85
€44.37
|
$28.80
IRR40M
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.67
€84.26
|
$102.33
IRR141M
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.18
€105.19
|
$64.05
IRR88M
|
|
Estonia vs. Iran - Cost of clothing
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