Cost of living comparison
Iran is 29.5% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Iran instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 13.0% more for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 15.1% less for groceries
Mongolia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 89.9% more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Mongolia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 43.4% less for childcare
Mongolia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 16.6% less for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 77.3% more for clothing
Mongolia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
|
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