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Iran vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost of Living Summary

Iran is 12.5% cheaper than Kyrgyzstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.5% more in Iran
Groceries: pay 15.1% less in Iran
Transportation: pay 19.0% more in Iran
Housing: pay 16.4% less in Iran
Childcare: pay 63.3% less in Iran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.8% less in Iran
Clothing: pay 3.4% more in Iran

The cost of restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Iran are more expensive than in Kyrgyzstan. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Iran.

Iran vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iran instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:

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pay 22.5% more for restaurants

	Kyrgyzstan	Iran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.96 KGS433.33	$3.73 IRR5M	-24.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.15 KGS625.00	$3.78 IRR5M	-47.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 KGS62.22	$0.78 IRR1M	+10.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 KGS33.53	$0.96 IRR1M	+151.5%
Average			+22.5%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Iran - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.1% less for groceries

	Kyrgyzstan	Iran
Bread 1 loaf	$0.35 KGS30.46	$0.48 IRR640K	+39.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.45 KGS301.80	$2.20 IRR3M	-36.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 KGS312.24	$2.58 IRR3M	-27.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.61 KGS141.14	$1.14 IRR2M	-29.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.85 KGS161.84	$1.32 IRR2M	-28.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.35 KGS30.30	$0.41 IRR537K	+17.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 KGS61.66	$0.67 IRR880K	-5.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 KGS84.93	$0.43 IRR573K	-55.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 KGS46.49	$0.28 IRR369K	-47.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 KGS22.44	$0.26 IRR339K	-0.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 KGS18.43	$0.23 IRR300K	+7.6%
Average			-15.1%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Iran - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.0% more for transportation

	Kyrgyzstan	Iran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 KGS270.13	$2.59 IRR3M	-16.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.84 KGS1,035.00	$9.98 IRR13M	-15.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,303.03 KGS3M	$66,617.96 IRR88B	+119.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.17 KGS277.00	$2.79 IRR4M	-11.9%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 16.4% less for housing

	Kyrgyzstan	Iran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.52 KGS832.78	$11.37 IRR15M	+19.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.69 KGS31,979.79	$329.21 IRR435M	-10.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.21 KGS22,842.84	$233.51 IRR308M	-10.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.84 KGS2,784.30	$11.30 IRR15M	-64.5%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 63.3% less for childcare

	Kyrgyzstan	Iran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.45 KGS14,818.18	$77.32 IRR102M	-54.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,568.00 KGS312K	$991.86 IRR1B	-72.2%
Average			-63.3%

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pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Kyrgyzstan	Iran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.30 KGS113.33	$0.80 IRR1M	-38.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 KGS173.21	$1.11 IRR1M	-44.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.89 KGS165.00	$1.97 IRR3M	+4.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.68 KGS3,207.94	$18.85 IRR25M	-48.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 KGS360.00	$1.53 IRR2M	-63.0%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 3.4% more for clothing

	Kyrgyzstan	Iran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.45 KGS2,575.00	$29.89 IRR39M	+1.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.03 KGS3,238.46	$28.92 IRR38M	-21.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.65 KGS6,702.94	$102.93 IRR136M	+34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.94 KGS5,416.67	$61.87 IRR82M	-0.1%
Average			+3.4%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Iran - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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