Cost of living comparison
compared to
Iran vs. Sari Cost of Living Summary
Iran is 16.2% more expensive than Sari.
- Restaurants
-
pay 31.9% more in Iran
- Groceries
-
pay 19.3% more in Iran
- Transportation
-
pay 2.0% less in Iran
- Housing
-
pay 13.7% more in Iran
- Childcare
-
pay 39.3% more in Iran
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.3% more in Iran
- Clothing
-
pay 2.9% less in Iran
The cost of childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Iran are more expensive than in Sari. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Iran.
Iran vs. Sari Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Iran instead of Sari, you would:
pay 31.9% more for restaurants
|
Sari
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.80
IRR160,028
|
$3.73
IRR157,274
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
IRR189,506
|
$3.78
IRR159,005
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
IRR19,798
|
$0.78
IRR33,040
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,741
|
$0.96
IRR40,604
|
|
Sari vs. Iran - Cost of restaurants
pay 19.3% more for groceries
|
Sari
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
IRR22,591
|
$0.48
IRR20,413
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.89
IRR79,438
|
$2.20
IRR92,564
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.35
IRR99,064
|
$2.58
IRR108,596
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,868
|
$1.14
IRR47,953
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
IRR57,688
|
$1.32
IRR55,483
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.18
IRR7,641
|
$0.41
IRR17,121
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
$0.67
IRR28,064
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
IRR16,023
|
$0.43
IRR18,275
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IRR12,056
|
$0.28
IRR11,774
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,249
|
$0.26
IRR10,801
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,695
|
$0.23
IRR9,550
|
|
Sari vs. Iran - Cost of groceries
pay 2.0% less for transportation
|
Sari
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
IRR113,076
|
$2.59
IRR108,956
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR421,125
|
$9.98
IRR420,354
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,000.00
IRR2,863,650,000
|
$66,617.96
IRR2,805,448,752
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.85
IRR120,021
|
$2.79
IRR117,484
|
|
Sari vs. Iran - Cost of transportation
pay 13.7% more for housing
|
Sari
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
IRR242,422
|
$11.37
IRR478,800
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.33
IRR22,881,125
|
$329.21
IRR13,863,681
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$227.33
IRR9,573,575
|
$233.51
IRR9,833,500
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.05
IRR507,532
|
$11.30
IRR475,868
|
|
Sari vs. Iran - Cost of housing
pay 39.3% more for childcare
|
Sari
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$50.00
IRR2,105,625
|
$77.32
IRR3,256,249
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$800.00
IRR33,690,000
|
$991.86
IRR41,769,565
|
|
Sari vs. Iran - Cost of childcare
pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sari
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
IRR27,373
|
$0.80
IRR33,817
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.80
IRR33,690
|
$1.11
IRR46,716
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
IRR84,225
|
$1.97
IRR83,157
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.50
IRR1,368,656
|
$18.85
IRR793,664
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
IRR42,112
|
$1.53
IRR64,228
|
|
Sari vs. Iran - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 2.9% less for clothing
|
Sari
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.24
IRR1,062,731
|
$29.89
IRR1,258,748
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
IRR1,295,282
|
$28.92
IRR1,217,932
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.65
IRR4,954,414
|
$102.93
IRR4,334,548
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.84
IRR2,940,937
|
$61.87
IRR2,605,323
|
|
Sari vs. Iran - Cost of clothing
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