Cost of living comparison
Iran is 35.6% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Iran instead of Malta, you would:
pay 60.6% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.71
|
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.81
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.96
|
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
|
pay 41.2% less for groceries
Malta
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.70
|
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.95
|
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.45
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.31
|
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.12
|
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
Malta
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.33
|
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.31
|
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,471.16
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.46
|
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
|
pay 32.9% less for housing
Malta
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.37
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€855.00
|
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€682.36
|
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€74.39
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
|
pay 78.0% less for childcare
Malta
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€369.90
|
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,721.03
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
|
pay 56.4% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.89
|
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.31
|
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.78
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€60.09
|
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.62
|
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
|
pay 27.5% more for clothing
Malta
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.90
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.48
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.24
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.86
|
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
|
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