Cost of living comparison
compared to
Iran vs. Missouri Cost of Living Summary
Iran is 59.4% cheaper than Missouri.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.2% less in Iran
- Groceries
-
pay 66.5% less in Iran
- Transportation
-
pay 17.9% less in Iran
- Housing
-
pay 80.0% less in Iran
- Childcare
-
pay 93.7% less in Iran
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 73.3% less in Iran
- Clothing
-
pay 20.9% less in Iran
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Iran.
Iran vs. Missouri Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Iran instead of Missouri, you would:
pay 63.2% less for restaurants
|
Missouri
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.31
|
$3.73
IRR157,227
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
|
$3.78
IRR158,958
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
|
$0.78
IRR33,030
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
|
$0.96
IRR40,592
|
|
Missouri vs. Iran - Cost of restaurants
pay 66.5% less for groceries
|
Missouri
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.05
|
$0.48
IRR20,407
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.44
|
$2.20
IRR92,536
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$2.58
IRR108,564
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
|
$1.14
IRR47,938
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
|
$1.32
IRR55,466
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
|
$0.41
IRR17,116
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.67
IRR28,056
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
|
$0.43
IRR18,270
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.35
|
$0.28
IRR11,770
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.26
IRR10,798
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
|
$0.23
IRR9,548
|
|
Missouri vs. Iran - Cost of groceries
pay 17.9% less for transportation
|
Missouri
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
|
$2.59
IRR108,924
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$113.46
|
$9.98
IRR420,230
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,610.55
|
$66,617.96
IRR2,804,616,027
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
|
$2.79
IRR117,450
|
|
Missouri vs. Iran - Cost of transportation
pay 80.0% less for housing
|
Missouri
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.56
|
$11.37
IRR478,658
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.17
|
$329.21
IRR13,859,566
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$898.77
|
$233.51
IRR9,830,581
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.28
|
$11.30
IRR475,727
|
|
Missouri vs. Iran - Cost of housing
pay 93.7% less for childcare
|
Missouri
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,025.78
|
$77.32
IRR3,255,282
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,925.33
|
$991.86
IRR41,757,167
|
|
Missouri vs. Iran - Cost of childcare
pay 73.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Missouri
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.77
|
$0.80
IRR33,807
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.84
|
$1.11
IRR46,703
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
|
$1.97
IRR83,132
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.84
|
$18.85
IRR793,428
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.25
|
$1.53
IRR64,209
|
|
Missouri vs. Iran - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 20.9% less for clothing
|
Missouri
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.41
|
$29.89
IRR1,258,374
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.99
|
$28.92
IRR1,217,571
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
|
$102.93
IRR4,333,261
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.44
|
$61.87
IRR2,604,549
|
|
Missouri vs. Iran - Cost of clothing
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