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Iran vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Iran is 46.6% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 22.8% less in Iran
Groceries: pay 46.5% less in Iran
Transportation: pay 13.2% less in Iran
Housing: pay 46.3% less in Iran
Childcare: pay 90.7% less in Iran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.8% less in Iran
Clothing: pay 44.2% less in Iran

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Iran.

Iran vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iran instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 22.8% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Iran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB973.96	$3.73 IRR5M	-68.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB486.98	$3.78 IRR5M	-36.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB112.83	$0.78 IRR1M	-43.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.92	$0.96 IRR1M	+57.6%
Average			-22.8%

Moscow vs. Iran - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.5% less for groceries

	Moscow	Iran
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB69.06	$0.48 IRR637K	-42.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB511.72	$2.20 IRR3M	-64.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB377.08	$2.58 IRR3M	-44.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB137.31	$1.14 IRR1M	-32.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB201.02	$1.32 IRR2M	-46.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.05	$0.41 IRR534K	-49.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB71.01	$0.67 IRR875K	-23.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.60	$0.43 IRR570K	-51.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB133.82	$0.28 IRR367K	-82.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.84	$0.26 IRR337K	-39.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.63	$0.23 IRR298K	-33.0%
Average			-46.5%

Moscow vs. Iran - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.2% less for transportation

	Moscow	Iran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB231.65	$2.59 IRR3M	-8.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,990.07	$9.98 IRR13M	-72.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$66,617.96 IRR87B	+80.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB467.50	$2.79 IRR4M	-51.3%
Average			-13.2%

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pay 46.3% less for housing

	Moscow	Iran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB637.91	$11.37 IRR15M	+45.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB102K	$329.21 IRR432M	-73.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB57,884.37	$233.51 IRR307M	-67.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB9,026.16	$11.30 IRR15M	-89.8%
Average			-46.3%

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pay 90.7% less for childcare

	Moscow	Iran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB53,567.95	$77.32 IRR102M	-88.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$991.86 IRR1B	-93.1%
Average			-90.7%

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pay 62.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Iran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB340.89	$0.80 IRR1M	-80.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB257.62	$1.11 IRR1M	-64.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB243.49	$1.97 IRR3M	-33.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,638.26	$18.85 IRR25M	-57.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB535.68	$1.53 IRR2M	-76.8%
Average			-62.8%

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pay 44.2% less for clothing

	Moscow	Iran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,207.23	$29.89 IRR39M	-60.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,895.85	$28.92 IRR38M	-39.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB10,034.12	$102.93 IRR135M	-16.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,796.79	$61.87 IRR81M	-60.5%
Average			-44.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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