Cost of living comparison
Iran is 63.3% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Iran instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 61.8% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$289.95
|
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
$515.47
|
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
|
pay 58.2% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
$263.79
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
$1,933.00
|
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
$1,231.72
|
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
$1,030.93
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
$865.37
|
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
$175.36
|
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
$242.05
|
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
$350.72
|
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
$456.34
|
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$201.97
|
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
$351.33
|
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
$760.86
|
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
$980,006.49
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
$2,598.33
|
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
|
pay 44.1% more for housing
Liberia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
$9,640.81
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
$131,508.29
|
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
$30,605.83
|
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
$40,523.64
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
|
pay 8.8% less for childcare
Liberia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
$25,600.84
|
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
$237,243.24
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
|
pay 60.3% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
$483.25
|
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
$708.77
|
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
$1,328.91
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
$12,854.42
|
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
$1,908.81
|
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
$2,168.16
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
$5,138.54
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
$9,342.83
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
$7,055.42
|
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
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