Cost of living comparison
compared to
Iran vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary
Iran is 39.5% cheaper than Turkey overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.9% less in Iran
- Groceries
-
pay 31.6% less in Iran
- Transportation
-
pay 33.3% less in Iran
- Housing
-
pay 40.5% less in Iran
- Childcare
-
pay 87.7% less in Iran
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 55.7% less in Iran
- Clothing
-
pay 23.9% less in Iran
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Iran.
Iran vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Iran instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 3.9% less for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.27
TRY308.88
|
$3.73
IRR157,227
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
TRY326.10
|
$3.78
IRR158,958
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
TRY50.02
|
$0.78
IRR33,030
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
TRY18.87
|
$0.96
IRR40,592
|
|
Turkey vs. Iran - Cost of restaurants
pay 31.6% less for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
TRY28.42
|
$0.48
IRR20,407
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
TRY190.94
|
$2.20
IRR92,536
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.45
TRY146.69
|
$2.58
IRR108,564
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
TRY82.50
|
$1.14
IRR47,938
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
TRY104.64
|
$1.32
IRR55,466
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
TRY26.27
|
$0.41
IRR17,116
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TRY40.59
|
$0.67
IRR28,056
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
TRY22.42
|
$0.43
IRR18,270
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
TRY25.33
|
$0.28
IRR11,770
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TRY12.38
|
$0.26
IRR10,798
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY10.51
|
$0.23
IRR9,548
|
|
Turkey vs. Iran - Cost of groceries
pay 33.3% less for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
TRY194.69
|
$2.59
IRR108,924
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.01
TRY1,232.39
|
$9.98
IRR420,230
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$48,018.50
TRY2,040,109.16
|
$66,617.96
IRR2,804,616,027
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
TRY320.04
|
$2.79
IRR117,450
|
|
Turkey vs. Iran - Cost of transportation
pay 40.5% less for housing
|
Turkey
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.68
TRY581.08
|
$11.37
IRR478,658
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.16
TRY21,886.84
|
$329.21
IRR13,859,566
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$348.65
TRY14,812.60
|
$233.51
IRR9,830,581
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.83
TRY1,989.64
|
$11.30
IRR475,727
|
|
Turkey vs. Iran - Cost of housing
pay 87.7% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$523.46
TRY22,239.76
|
$77.32
IRR3,255,282
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,105.64
TRY429,347.32
|
$991.86
IRR41,757,167
|
|
Turkey vs. Iran - Cost of childcare
pay 55.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.98
TRY126.47
|
$0.80
IRR33,807
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
TRY124.16
|
$1.11
IRR46,703
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.10
TRY89.34
|
$1.97
IRR83,132
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.68
TRY2,238.16
|
$18.85
IRR793,428
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.69
TRY241.55
|
$1.53
IRR64,209
|
|
Turkey vs. Iran - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 23.9% less for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.89
TRY1,992.09
|
$29.89
IRR1,258,374
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.49
TRY1,847.76
|
$28.92
IRR1,217,571
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.73
TRY4,322.15
|
$102.93
IRR4,333,261
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.94
TRY3,608.65
|
$61.87
IRR2,604,549
|
|
Turkey vs. Iran - Cost of clothing
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