Cost of living comparison
Iran is 68.6% more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Iran instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 80.7% more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.31
TND7.280
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
TND10.890
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TND1.690
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 60.8% more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
TND13.540
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.400
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
TND3.440
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.860
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
TND2.610
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
TND1.040
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.790
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.750
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
TND0.690
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 40.2% more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.72
TND8.560
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.84
TND34.090
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,518.48
TND86,518.120
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.62
TND8.240
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Tunisia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.59
TND61.590
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$167.41
TND526.340
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.64
TND404.440
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
TND93.530
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 22.4% more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.08
TND192.050
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,342.76
TND7,365.640
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 15.7% more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.830
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
TND2.440
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
TND8.610
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.01
TND78.620
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TND14.420
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 63.0% more for clothing
Tunisia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.90
TND119.170
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.96
TND138.220
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
TND279.670
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.48
TND180.710
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
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