Cost of living comparison
Iran is 32.9% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Iran instead of Italy, you would:
pay 59.5% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.71
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.49
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.28
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 42.7% less for groceries
Italy
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.72
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.56
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.17
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 17.4% less for transportation
Italy
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.49
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.87
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,181.28
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.42
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 11.2% less for housing
Italy
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.72
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€568.03
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€456.59
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€141.72
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 81.0% less for childcare
Italy
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€429.03
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,971.56
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 48.2% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.51
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.89
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.38
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.71
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 29.4% more for clothing
Italy
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.07
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.13
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.66
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.28
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
|
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