Cost of living comparison
Iran is 2.0 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Iran instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 43.8% more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES398.86
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES517.85
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.99
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.60
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 23.4% more for groceries
Kenya
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES57.22
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES434.96
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES344.97
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES189.06
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES298.48
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES76.53
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.66
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES85.61
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.88
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.70
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.43
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Kenya
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES514.50
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,319.92
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,268,460.29
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,294.06
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,197.16
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,469.60
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,394.90
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,153.49
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 42.0% less for childcare
Kenya
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,832.79
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES692,537.03
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 4.2% less for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES234.69
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES178.07
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES233.65
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,343.88
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES638.36
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,582.10
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,618.85
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,422.20
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,537.65
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
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