Cost of living comparison

Iran

compared to

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mostar vs. Karaj Cost of Living Summary

Mostar is 86.6% more expensive than Karaj.

Restaurants: pay 65.8% more in Mostar
Groceries: pay 83.1% more in Mostar
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Mostar
Housing: pay 31.9% more in Mostar
Childcare: pay 5.3 times more in Mostar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Mostar
Clothing: pay 26.5% more in Mostar

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and housing in Mostar are more expensive than in Karaj. Notably, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Mostar.

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Mostar vs. Karaj Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mostar instead of Karaj, you would:

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pay 65.8% more for restaurants

	Karaj	Mostar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.75 IRR5M	$6.87 BAM11.95	+83.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 IRR5M	$5.72 BAM9.95	+43.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IRR623K	$1.86 BAM3.24	+310.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 IRR2M	$1.22 BAM2.12	-28.1%
Average			+65.8%

Karaj vs. Mostar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 83.1% more for groceries

	Karaj	Mostar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 IRR686K	$0.92 BAM1.60	+84.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 IRR3M	$3.88 BAM6.75	+75.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.53 IRR3M	$4.30 BAM7.49	+70.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.05 IRR1M	$2.60 BAM4.52	+147.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 IRR2M	$3.28 BAM5.70	+114.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 IRR550K	$0.51 BAM0.88	+26.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 IRR1M	$0.74 BAM1.28	-6.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 IRR471K	$0.63 BAM1.09	+83.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 IRR301K	$0.53 BAM0.93	+143.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.20 IRR274K	$0.46 BAM0.79	+129.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 IRR284K	$0.45 BAM0.79	+119.5%
Average			+83.1%

Karaj vs. Mostar - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Karaj	Mostar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.34 IRR462K	$5.84 BAM10.16	+1637.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.00 IRR18M	$36.47 BAM63.46	+180.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,000.00 IRR69B	$30,495.31 BAM53,055.82	-39.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.70 IRR4M	$6.29 BAM10.95	+133.1%
Average			+229.9%

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pay 31.9% more for housing

	Karaj	Mostar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$3.70 IRR5M	$26.22 BAM45.62	+608.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$292.57 IRR402M	$428.54 BAM745.57	+46.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$489.49 IRR673M	$251.36 BAM437.32	-48.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$9.95 IRR14M	$70.25 BAM122.22	+605.8%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

	Karaj	Mostar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$107.76 IRR148M	$135.41 BAM235.58	+25.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$827.70 IRR1B	$18,475.64 BAM32,143.97	+2132.2%
Average			+429.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Karaj	Mostar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.50 IRR687K	$2.29 BAM3.98	+357.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.08 IRR1M	$1.66 BAM2.89	+53.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR3M	$3.89 BAM6.77	+55.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.73 IRR31M	$34.90 BAM60.72	+53.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.09 IRR2M	$5.66 BAM9.85	+418.2%
Average			+159.4%

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pay 26.5% more for clothing

	Karaj	Mostar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 IRR34M	$58.36 BAM101.53	+133.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.33 IRR39M	$32.23 BAM56.08	+13.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.31 IRR134M	$85.58 BAM148.89	-12.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.17 IRR103M	$82.39 BAM143.34	+9.6%
Average			+26.5%

Karaj vs. Mostar - Cost of clothing

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