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Iran vs. Pakistan Cost of Living Summary

Iran is 64.7% more expensive than Pakistan overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.3 times more in Iran
Groceries
pay 20.5% more in Iran
Transportation
pay 53.2% more in Iran
Housing
pay 2.3 times more in Iran
Childcare
pay 62.0% more in Iran
Entertainment and Sports
pay 17.9% less in Iran
Clothing
pay 72.1% more in Iran

The cost of housing, restaurants, clothing, childcare, transportation, and groceries in Iran are more expensive than in Pakistan. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Iran.

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Iran vs. Pakistan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

 
Pakistan
Iran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.08
PKR580.01
$3.73
IRR5M
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $4.42
PKR1,231.14
$3.78
IRR5M
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.36
PKR99.93
$0.78
IRR1M
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pay 20.5% more for groceries

 
Pakistan
Iran
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.57
PKR159.75
$0.48
IRR667K
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.74
PKR762.19
$2.20
IRR3M
Milk (1 gallon) $2.80
PKR778.44
$2.58
IRR4M
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pay 53.2% more for transportation

 
Pakistan
Iran
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.53
PKR982.93
$2.59
IRR4M
Monthly public transit pass $6.76
PKR1,883.65
$9.98
IRR14M
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,356.76
PKR6M
$66,617.96
IRR92B
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pay 2.3 times more for housing

 
Pakistan
Iran
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $14.55
PKR4,052.75
$11.37
IRR16M
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $87.27
PKR24,305.20
$329.21
IRR453M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $51.03
PKR14,211.96
$233.51
IRR321M
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pay 62.0% more for childcare

 
Pakistan
Iran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $30.86
PKR8,593.45
$77.32
IRR106M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,351.44
PKR376K
$991.86
IRR1B
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pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Pakistan
Iran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.45
PKR682.87
$0.80
IRR1M
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.56
PKR434.98
$1.11
IRR2M
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.82
PKR507.78
$1.97
IRR3M
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pay 72.1% more for clothing

 
Pakistan
Iran
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $15.25
PKR4,246.23
$29.89
IRR41M
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $21.49
PKR5,984.96
$28.92
IRR40M
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $71.60
PKR19,940.47
$102.93
IRR142M
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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: June 2026

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