Cost of living comparison
Iran is 14.2% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Iran instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€8.97
|
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€6.04
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.53
|
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.34
|
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
|
pay 12.9% less for groceries
Lithuania
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.21
|
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.68
|
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.62
|
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
|
pay 1.5% more for transportation
Lithuania
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.14
|
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.27
|
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,607.60
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.23
|
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
|
pay 51.2% more for housing
Lithuania
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.28
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€385.07
|
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€270.15
|
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€137.00
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€372.42
|
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,055.15
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
|
pay 46.4% less for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.52
|
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.38
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.76
|
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.38
|
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
|
pay 31.4% more for clothing
Lithuania
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€73.08
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.80
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€73.45
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€107.82
|
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
|
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