Cost of living comparison
Iran is 46.2% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Iran instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 35.3% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.84
|
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.88
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
|
pay 62.3% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.87
|
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.27
|
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.14
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.07
|
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.32
|
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.64
|
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,291.19
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.72
|
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
|
pay 54.6% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.70
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,914.44
|
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,749.46
|
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.32
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
|
pay 89.2% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,039.59
|
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,651.93
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
|
pay 71.5% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.86
|
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.31
|
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.82
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.30
|
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.73
|
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.33
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.07
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.62
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,012.99
|
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
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