Cost of living comparison
Iran is 63.0% cheaper than Virginia.
If you lived in Iran instead of Virginia, you would:
pay 69.2% less for restaurants
|
Virginia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
|
$3.82
IRR160,554
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$3.47
IRR145,919
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$0.78
IRR32,821
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
|
$0.81
IRR34,247
|
|
pay 63.9% less for groceries
|
Virginia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$0.56
IRR23,521
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.47
|
$2.14
IRR90,207
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
|
$2.87
IRR120,859
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$1.18
IRR49,545
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
|
$1.67
IRR70,331
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$0.49
IRR20,799
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
|
$0.81
IRR33,951
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
|
$0.49
IRR20,634
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$0.31
IRR12,876
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.27
IRR11,300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$0.24
IRR10,146
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
|
Virginia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.32
|
$2.31
IRR97,104
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$88.00
|
$11.56
IRR486,295
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,777.13
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,874,106,262
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.76
|
$2.86
IRR120,545
|
|
pay 84.2% less for housing
|
Virginia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.15
|
$13.08
IRR550,415
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.58
|
$363.68
IRR15,301,700
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,520.70
|
$243.70
IRR10,253,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.54
|
$12.71
IRR534,611
|
|
pay 95.2% less for childcare
|
Virginia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.77
|
$92.02
IRR3,871,811
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$32,979.32
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,386,213
|
|
pay 80.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Virginia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.25
|
$0.81
IRR34,251
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.91
|
$1.26
IRR53,145
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.31
|
$1.97
IRR82,839
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.65
|
$17.74
IRR746,467
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
|
$1.64
IRR68,977
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
|
Virginia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.68
|
$34.76
IRR1,462,425
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.24
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,473
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.33
|
$107.71
IRR4,532,093
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.98
|
$67.95
IRR2,859,030
|
|
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