Cost of living comparison
compared to
Hamadan vs. Iran Cost of Living Summary
Hamadan is 17.9% cheaper than Iran overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 10.9% less in Hamadan
- Groceries
-
pay 2.8% less in Hamadan
- Transportation
-
pay 30.4% less in Hamadan
- Housing
-
pay 29.7% less in Hamadan
- Childcare
-
pay 42.9% less in Hamadan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 4.9% less in Hamadan
- Clothing
-
pay 4.0% less in Hamadan
Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Hamadan.
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
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,604
|
$1.00
IRR42,112
|
|
Iran vs. Hamadan - Cost of restaurants
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
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.14
IRR47,953
|
$0.98
IRR41,451
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.32
IRR55,483
|
$1.39
IRR58,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
IRR17,121
|
$0.41
IRR17,234
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
IRR28,064
|
$0.68
IRR28,724
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
IRR18,275
|
$0.38
IRR16,023
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,774
|
$0.29
IRR12,056
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,801
|
$0.24
IRR10,249
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,550
|
$0.23
IRR9,695
|
|
Iran vs. Hamadan - Cost of groceries
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
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.79
IRR117,484
|
$2.85
IRR120,021
|
|
Iran vs. Hamadan - Cost of transportation
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
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.30
IRR475,868
|
$12.05
IRR507,532
|
|
Iran vs. Hamadan - Cost of housing
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
|
|
Iran vs. Hamadan - Cost of childcare
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
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.85
IRR793,664
|
$20.60
IRR867,465
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.53
IRR64,228
|
$1.50
IRR63,169
|
|
Iran vs. Hamadan - Cost of entertainment and sports
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
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.87
IRR2,605,323
|
$69.84
IRR2,940,937
|
|
Iran vs. Hamadan - Cost of clothing
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