Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 56.2% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Iran, you would:
pay 45.0% more for restaurants
Iran
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
|
pay 58.4% more for groceries
Iran
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
|
pay 11.3% more for housing
Iran
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
|
pay 52.8% more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
|
pay 34.3% less for clothing
Iran
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
|
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