Cost of living comparison
Iran is 35.6% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Iran instead of United States, you would:
pay 59.9% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.20
|
$5.38
IRR227,963
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
|
$4.49
IRR189,960
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$0.81
IRR34,484
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$0.48
IRR20,314
|
|
pay 50.5% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
|
$0.70
IRR29,809
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.66
|
$2.62
IRR111,120
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.38
|
$4.01
IRR169,670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
|
$1.48
IRR62,604
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
|
$2.04
IRR86,365
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$0.56
IRR23,832
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.97
IRR40,951
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$0.60
IRR25,552
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$0.42
IRR17,933
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.32
IRR13,661
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.30
IRR12,650
|
|
pay 20.3% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.54
|
$1.83
IRR77,579
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.19
|
$16.22
IRR686,797
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,050.13
|
$56,011.65
IRR2,372,093,199
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.53
|
$3.34
IRR141,520
|
|
pay 42.9% less for housing
|
United States
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.65
|
$21.61
IRR914,976
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,446.14
|
$1,393.53
IRR59,015,793
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,166.13
|
$972.88
IRR41,201,422
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.57
|
$22.80
IRR965,722
|
|
pay 89.6% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$980.97
|
$127.09
IRR5,382,062
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,983.58
|
$1,168.18
IRR49,472,350
|
|
pay 59.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
|
$0.98
IRR41,677
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
|
$1.95
IRR82,735
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.25
|
$2.62
IRR111,127
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.54
|
$29.84
IRR1,263,588
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
|
$3.81
IRR161,295
|
|
pay 73.4% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.10
|
$53.20
IRR2,252,859
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
|
$52.31
IRR2,215,359
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.71
|
$248.11
IRR10,507,572
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.75
|
$108.15
IRR4,580,168
|
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