Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 2.0 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Iran, you would:
pay 15.8% more for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,669
|
$3.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR146,023
|
$6.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,844
|
$0.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,271
|
$0.60
|
|
pay 64.4% more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,538
|
$1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,271
|
$2.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,945
|
$4.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,581
|
$1.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,381
|
$2.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,813
|
$0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,975
|
$0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,649
|
$0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,886
|
$0.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,308
|
$0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,154
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 81.6% more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,173
|
$2.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,641
|
$17.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,876,155,535
|
$22,909.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,631
|
$12.40
|
|
pay 87.6% more for housing
|
Iran
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,807
|
$33.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,312,610
|
$347.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,260,816
|
$270.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,992
|
$36.41
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,874,571
|
$219.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,421,426
|
$6,167.67
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,276
|
$2.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,183
|
$2.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,898
|
$5.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,999
|
$32.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR69,026
|
$6.62
|
|
pay 25.6% more for clothing
|
Iran
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,463,468
|
$52.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,300,400
|
$44.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,535,324
|
$95.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,861,069
|
$81.02
|
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