Cost of living comparison

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Iran vs. Hamadan Cost of Living Summary

Iran is 47.5% more expensive than Hamadan.

Restaurants: pay 17.8% more in Iran
Groceries: pay 3.6% more in Iran
Transportation: pay 89.1% more in Iran
Housing: pay 53.5% more in Iran
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Iran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.7% more in Iran
Clothing: pay 6.3% more in Iran

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Iran are more expensive than in Hamadan. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Iran.

Iran vs. Hamadan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iran instead of Hamadan, you would:

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pay 17.8% more for restaurants

	Hamadan	Iran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.80 IRR160,028	$3.73 IRR157,274	-1.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.44 IRR144,915	$3.78 IRR159,005	+9.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 IRR19,798	$0.78 IRR33,040	+66.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 IRR42,112	$0.96 IRR40,604	-3.6%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 3.6% more for groceries

	Hamadan	Iran
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 IRR22,591	$0.48 IRR20,413	-9.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.89 IRR79,438	$2.20 IRR92,564	+16.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.35 IRR99,064	$2.58 IRR108,596	+9.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$0.98 IRR41,451	$1.14 IRR47,953	+15.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 IRR58,337	$1.32 IRR55,483	-4.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.41 IRR17,234	$0.41 IRR17,121	-0.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 IRR28,724	$0.67 IRR28,064	-2.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 IRR16,023	$0.43 IRR18,275	+14.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 IRR12,056	$0.28 IRR11,774	-2.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR10,249	$0.26 IRR10,801	+5.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 IRR9,695	$0.23 IRR9,550	-1.5%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 89.1% more for transportation

	Hamadan	Iran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.14 IRR47,824	$2.59 IRR108,956	+127.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$3.00 IRR126,338	$9.98 IRR420,354	+232.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$68,000.00 IRR2,863,650,000	$66,617.96 IRR2,805,448,752	-2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.85 IRR120,021	$2.79 IRR117,484	-2.1%
Average			+89.1%

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pay 53.5% more for housing

	Hamadan	Iran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 IRR242,422	$11.37 IRR478,800	+97.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$201.19 IRR8,472,789	$329.21 IRR13,863,681	+63.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$146.54 IRR6,171,146	$233.51 IRR9,833,500	+59.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$12.05 IRR507,532	$11.30 IRR475,868	-6.2%
Average			+53.5%

Hamadan vs. Iran - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Hamadan	Iran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$68.71 IRR2,893,474	$77.32 IRR3,256,249	+12.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$250.00 IRR10,528,125	$991.86 IRR41,769,565	+296.7%
Average			+154.6%

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pay 7.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Hamadan	Iran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.65 IRR27,373	$0.80 IRR33,817	+23.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.23 IRR51,918	$1.11 IRR46,716	-10.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.50 IRR63,169	$1.97 IRR83,157	+31.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.60 IRR867,465	$18.85 IRR793,664	-8.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.50 IRR63,169	$1.53 IRR64,228	+1.7%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 6.3% more for clothing

	Hamadan	Iran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.24 IRR1,062,731	$29.89 IRR1,258,748	+18.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.76 IRR1,295,282	$28.92 IRR1,217,932	-6.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.79 IRR3,486,546	$102.93 IRR4,334,548	+24.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.84 IRR2,940,937	$61.87 IRR2,605,323	-11.4%
Average			+6.3%

Hamadan vs. Iran - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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