Cost of living comparison
Iran is 67.1% cheaper than British Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Iran instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 66.0% less for restaurants
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.49
|
$3.82
IRR160,649
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.25
|
$3.47
IRR146,006
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
|
$0.78
IRR32,840
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.81
IRR34,267
|
|
pay 73.6% less for groceries
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Iran
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.96
|
$0.56
IRR23,535
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
|
$2.14
IRR90,261
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.43
|
$2.87
IRR120,931
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.10
|
$1.18
IRR49,575
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.21
|
$1.67
IRR70,373
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
|
$0.49
IRR20,811
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$0.81
IRR33,971
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.49
IRR20,646
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.22
|
$0.31
IRR12,884
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$0.27
IRR11,307
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$0.24
IRR10,152
|
|
pay 50.2% less for transportation
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
|
$2.31
IRR97,162
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.56
IRR486,584
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$68,309.12
IRR2,875,813,990
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.86
IRR120,616
|
|
pay 83.0% less for housing
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$120.00
|
$13.08
IRR550,742
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,458.33
|
$363.68
IRR15,310,792
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,183.33
|
$243.70
IRR10,259,598
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.12
|
$12.71
IRR534,929
|
|
pay 82.0% less for childcare
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$92.02
IRR3,874,111
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,320.00
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,415,557
|
|
pay 78.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
|
$0.81
IRR34,272
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.04
|
$1.26
IRR53,177
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
|
$1.97
IRR82,889
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$17.74
IRR746,910
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
$1.64
IRR69,018
|
|
pay 36.7% less for clothing
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$34.76
IRR1,463,294
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$30.88
IRR1,300,245
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$155.00
|
$107.71
IRR4,534,786
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
|
$67.95
IRR2,860,729
|
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