Cost of living comparison
Iran is 22.4% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Iran instead of Greece, you would:
pay 45.2% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.88
|
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.57
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
|
pay 31.7% less for groceries
Greece
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.65
|
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.26
|
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.40
|
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
|
pay 6.1% less for transportation
Greece
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.23
|
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.62
|
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,715.54
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.18
|
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
|
pay 12.8% more for housing
Greece
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.57
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€401.28
|
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€335.21
|
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€160.86
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
Greece
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€318.89
|
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,287.25
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
|
pay 54.9% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.82
|
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.79
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.28
|
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.27
|
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
|
pay 42.0% more for clothing
Greece
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.39
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.04
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.75
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.74
|
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
|
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