Cost of living comparison
Iran is 9.3% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Iran instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 25.9% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
|
pay 48.2% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
|
pay 67.1% more for transportation
Yemen
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,210
|
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,668
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,559
|
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
|
pay 84.0% more for housing
Yemen
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,456
|
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,298
|
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
|
pay 8.2% less for childcare
Yemen
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,223
|
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,563
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
|
pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,348
|
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
|
pay 39.4% more for clothing
Yemen
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,090
|
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
|
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