Cost of living comparison
Iran is 58.3% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Iran instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 70.3% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
TRY97.75
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
TRY118.30
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TRY20.12
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
TRY7.07
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 50.6% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
TRY12.73
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
TRY84.83
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
TRY99.70
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY45.47
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
TRY51.60
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
TRY9.81
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
TRY16.94
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY9.96
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY13.71
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
TRY7.12
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY6.29
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 0.7% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TRY140.69
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
TRY495.42
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
TRY1,114,315.26
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
TRY140.30
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
TRY271.77
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
TRY7,080.53
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
TRY4,671.99
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
TRY1,605.72
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 47.6% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
TRY5,384.66
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
TRY112,607.14
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
TRY61.77
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
TRY50.19
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
TRY53.05
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
TRY650.33
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
TRY81.07
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Turkey
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
TRY972.78
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
TRY838.83
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
TRY2,041.16
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
TRY1,380.80
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
|
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