Cost of living comparison
Iran is 2.3 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Iran instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 71.1% more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.45
|
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS78.51
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
|
pay 16.7% less for groceries
Ghana
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.41
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.27
|
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS87.97
|
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.59
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.93
|
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.55
|
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.51
|
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS46.73
|
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS185.00
|
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,234.76
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS85.53
|
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS603.26
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,143.72
|
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,089.34
|
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS366.00
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
|
pay 15.1% more for childcare
Ghana
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS766.71
|
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,034.57
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
|
pay 32.8% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.11
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS411.65
|
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS55.78
|
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS141.58
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS132.87
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS375.18
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS363.61
|
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
|
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