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Hamadan vs. Iran Cost of Living Summary

Hamadan vs. Iran Cost Breakdown

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

pay 10.9% less for restaurants

 
Iran
Hamadan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.73
IRR157,274
$3.80
IRR160,028
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.78
IRR159,005
$3.44
IRR144,915
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.78
IRR33,040
$0.47
IRR19,798

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pay 2.8% less for groceries

 
Iran
Hamadan
Bread
1 loaf
$0.48
IRR20,413
$0.54
IRR22,591
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.20
IRR92,564
$1.89
IRR79,438
Milk (1 gallon) $2.58
IRR108,596
$2.35
IRR99,064

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pay 30.4% less for transportation

 
Iran
Hamadan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.59
IRR108,956
$1.14
IRR47,824
Monthly public transit pass $9.98
IRR420,354
$3.00
IRR126,338
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $66,617.96
IRR2,805,448,752
$68,000.00
IRR2,863,650,000

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pay 29.7% less for housing

 
Iran
Hamadan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$11.37
IRR478,800
$5.76
IRR242,422
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $329.21
IRR13,863,681
$201.19
IRR8,472,789
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $233.51
IRR9,833,500
$146.54
IRR6,171,146

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pay 42.9% less for childcare

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

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pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Iran
Hamadan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.80
IRR33,817
$0.65
IRR27,373
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.11
IRR46,716
$1.23
IRR51,918
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.97
IRR83,157
$1.50
IRR63,169

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pay 4.0% less for clothing

 
Iran
Hamadan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$29.89
IRR1,258,748
$25.24
IRR1,062,731
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.92
IRR1,217,932
$30.76
IRR1,295,282
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$102.93
IRR4,334,548
$82.79
IRR3,486,546

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