Cost of living comparison
Austria is 4.6 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Austria instead of Iran, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Iran
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,611
|
$15.33
€14.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR145,971
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,833
|
$2.98
€2.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,259
|
$2.26
€2.08
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Iran
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,530
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,239
|
$8.22
€7.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,902
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,563
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,356
|
$5.79
€5.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,806
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,963
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,641
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,881
|
$1.84
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,304
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,150
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,139
|
$6.51
€5.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,468
|
$49.62
€45.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,875,130,898
|
$26,063.58
€23,971.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,588
|
$19.69
€18.11
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for housing
Iran
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,611
|
$36.32
€33.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,307,155
|
$871.49
€801.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,257,161
|
$685.35
€630.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,802
|
$267.95
€246.45
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,873,191
|
$469.56
€431.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,403,820
|
$14,286.41
€13,139.93
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,263
|
$4.59
€4.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,164
|
$3.54
€3.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,869
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,733
|
$44.34
€40.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR69,001
|
$12.69
€11.67
|
|
pay 65.5% more for clothing
Iran
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,462,946
|
$85.15
€78.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,936
|
$46.34
€42.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,533,709
|
$89.08
€81.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,860,049
|
$125.31
€115.26
|
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