Cost of living comparison
Iran is 23.6% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Iran instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 37.6% less for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.99
VEF79.74
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
VEF86.60
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
VEF11.71
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
VEF8.79
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 17.6% less for groceries
Venezuela
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
VEF18.31
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.19
VEF21.84
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
VEF63.46
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
VEF20.87
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
VEF24.41
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
VEF19.86
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
VEF4.59
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
VEF5.65
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
VEF6.98
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
VEF5.63
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.92
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 11.1% less for transportation
Venezuela
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.92
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.75
VEF376.54
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,166.67
VEF310,871.95
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.10
VEF260.30
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Venezuela
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.45
VEF393.53
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$172.69
VEF1,722.45
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$151.81
VEF1,514.18
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.14
VEF141.06
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 5.3% more for childcare
Venezuela
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.35
VEF611.96
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,600.00
VEF75,806.21
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
VEF12.94
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
VEF16.07
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
VEF37.65
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
VEF332.45
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.75
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 65.3% more for clothing
Venezuela
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.98
VEF528.42
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.48
VEF383.83
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.40
VEF682.30
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.31
VEF721.21
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
|
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