Cost of living comparison

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Iran vs. India Cost of Living Summary

Iran is 36.9% more expensive than India overall.

Restaurants
pay 64.2% more in Iran
Groceries
pay 8.4% more in Iran
Transportation
pay 3.4% more in Iran
Housing
pay 92.1% more in Iran
Childcare
pay 18.3% more in Iran
Entertainment and Sports
pay 34.1% less in Iran
Clothing
pay 76.4% more in Iran

The cost of housing, clothing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and transportation in Iran are more expensive than in India. Notably, housing and clothing are significantly more expensive in Iran.

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Iran vs. India Cost Breakdown

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

pay 64.2% more for restaurants

 
India
Iran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.22
₹211.01
$3.73
IRR5M
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.57
₹338.91
$3.95
IRR5M
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.37
₹35.47
$0.53
IRR728K
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pay 8.4% more for groceries

 
India
Iran
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.44
₹41.71
$0.45
IRR617K
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.34
₹222.56
$1.73
IRR2M
Milk (1 gallon) $2.37
₹224.60
$2.48
IRR3M
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pay 3.4% more for transportation

 
India
Iran
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.08
₹387.20
$1.09
IRR1M
Monthly public transit pass $8.73
₹829.07
$9.74
IRR13M
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $12,591.59
₹1M
$59,259.42
IRR81B
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pay 92.1% more for housing

 
India
Iran
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $6.74
₹639.79
$10.43
IRR14M
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $124.39
₹11,810.79
$307.16
IRR422M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $82.02
₹7,787.85
$226.04
IRR311M
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pay 18.3% more for childcare

 
India
Iran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $51.10
₹4,851.35
$78.80
IRR108M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,587.68
₹151K
$1,441.79
IRR2B
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pay 34.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
India
Iran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.76
₹166.88
$0.82
IRR1M
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.55
₹147.06
$1.17
IRR2M
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.35
₹412.74
$2.02
IRR3M
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pay 76.4% more for clothing

 
India
Iran
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $21.28
₹2,020.56
$25.86
IRR36M
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $21.90
₹2,079.78
$28.80
IRR40M
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $37.98
₹3,606.34
$102.33
IRR141M
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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