Cost of living comparison
Iran is 48.9% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Iran instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 31.6% more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS405.68
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS348.63
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.78
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.52
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 19.9% more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS33.87
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS336.20
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS249.39
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS138.86
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS188.10
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.12
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.70
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS78.93
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.72
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 91.0% more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS246.55
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS557.81
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,783,606.25
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS205.38
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.04
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,285.74
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,886.00
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.00
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 49.7% less for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,487.40
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS650,931.97
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS121.70
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS127.90
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS124.24
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,878.89
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS278.91
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,977.70
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,050.30
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,521.78
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,347.11
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
|
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