Cost of living comparison
Iran is 45.2% cheaper than Haiti.
If you lived in Iran instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 58.4% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$3.82
IRR160,554
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,508.13
|
$3.47
IRR145,919
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.29
|
$0.78
IRR32,821
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.68
|
$0.81
IRR34,247
|
|
pay 49.2% less for groceries
Haiti
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG331.14
|
$0.56
IRR23,521
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$2.14
IRR90,207
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$2.87
IRR120,859
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$1.18
IRR49,545
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG915.05
|
$1.67
IRR70,331
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.49
IRR20,799
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.10
|
$0.81
IRR33,951
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$0.49
IRR20,634
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$0.31
IRR12,876
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.27
IRR11,300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.23
|
$0.24
IRR10,146
|
|
pay 12.0% more for transportation
Haiti
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.82
|
$2.31
IRR97,104
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,649.12
|
$11.56
IRR486,295
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,874,106,262
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG474.19
|
$2.86
IRR120,545
|
|
pay 77.0% less for housing
Haiti
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$13.08
IRR550,415
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,534.83
|
$363.68
IRR15,301,700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,885.71
|
$243.70
IRR10,253,505
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
$12.71
IRR534,611
|
|
pay 45.5% less for childcare
Haiti
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$92.02
IRR3,871,811
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,386,213
|
|
pay 53.3% less for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$0.81
IRR34,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.24
|
$1.26
IRR53,145
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$1.97
IRR82,839
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
$17.74
IRR746,467
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,324.56
|
$1.64
IRR68,977
|
|
pay 45.1% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$34.76
IRR1,462,425
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,934.19
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,473
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$107.71
IRR4,532,093
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$67.95
IRR2,859,030
|
|
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