Cost of living comparison
Iran is 21.2% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Iran instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 34.8% more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱189.85
|
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱173.39
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱40.43
|
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.41
|
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
|
pay 28.8% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱69.38
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱184.18
|
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱382.42
|
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱102.99
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱108.19
|
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱65.93
|
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.31
|
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱60.07
|
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱36.84
|
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱45.64
|
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱57.91
|
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
|
pay 25.3% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱278.21
|
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱684.33
|
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,424,145.45
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱218.28
|
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
|
pay 87.6% more for housing
Philippines
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,173.84
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,312.82
|
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,753.41
|
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,238.04
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
|
pay 55.5% less for childcare
Philippines
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,659.60
|
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱339,723.85
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
|
pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱73.56
|
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱133.28
|
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱138.58
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,140.05
|
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱287.12
|
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Philippines
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,137.79
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,298.17
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,815.97
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,414.24
|
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
|
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