Cost of living comparison
Iran is 1.3% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Iran instead of Poland, you would:
pay 35.8% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.75
|
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.99
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.24
|
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.64
|
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.47
|
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.36
|
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.03
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.86
|
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.54
|
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.64
|
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
|
pay 18.4% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.92
|
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.44
|
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,811.34
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.47
|
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
|
pay 28.6% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.19
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,936.27
|
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,641.01
|
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł599.21
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
|
pay 61.1% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł921.67
|
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,020.42
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
|
pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.43
|
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.88
|
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.66
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł110.72
|
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.70
|
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
|
pay 71.2% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł260.76
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.34
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł267.72
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł303.46
|
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
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