Cost of living comparison
Russia is 32.0% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Russia instead of Iran, you would:
pay 11.8% more for restaurants
Iran
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
$7.74
₽722.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
$4.69
₽437.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
$0.85
₽79.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
$0.41
₽38.24
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
Iran
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
$0.54
₽49.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
$4.40
₽410.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
$3.48
₽324.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
$1.27
₽118.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
$1.79
₽166.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
$0.62
₽57.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
$0.56
₽52.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
$0.66
₽61.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
$1.03
₽96.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
$0.30
₽27.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
$0.25
₽23.61
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
Iran
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
$2.37
₽221.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
$19.36
₽1,806.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
$31,226.85
₽2,914,246.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
$3.41
₽318.01
|
|
pay 3.2% more for housing
Iran
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
$6.56
₽612.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
$310.33
₽28,961.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
$214.38
₽20,006.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
$69.84
₽6,518.28
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
$220.41
₽20,569.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
$4,693.93
₽438,060.82
|
|
pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
$1.55
₽144.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
$1.73
₽161.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
$2.23
₽208.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
$31.55
₽2,944.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
$4.06
₽379.03
|
|
pay 20.2% less for clothing
Iran
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
$62.85
₽5,865.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
$39.44
₽3,681.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
$79.13
₽7,385.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
$85.30
₽7,960.83
|
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