Cost of living comparison
Iran is 35.7% cheaper than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Iran instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 15.6% less for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP436.09
|
$3.82
IRR161,126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP440.82
|
$3.47
IRR146,439
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP52.68
|
$0.78
IRR32,938
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP31.70
|
$0.81
IRR34,369
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP97.90
|
$0.56
IRR23,605
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP193.16
|
$2.14
IRR90,529
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP260.17
|
$2.87
IRR121,290
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP98.39
|
$1.18
IRR49,722
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP134.30
|
$1.67
IRR70,582
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP65.80
|
$0.49
IRR20,873
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP19.75
|
$0.81
IRR34,072
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP62.51
|
$0.49
IRR20,707
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.54
|
$0.31
IRR12,922
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.13
|
$0.27
IRR11,340
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP59.61
|
$0.24
IRR10,183
|
|
pay 17.6% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP284.93
|
$2.31
IRR97,450
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,458.58
|
$11.56
IRR488,028
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,623,287.86
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,884,352,630
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,291.26
|
$2.86
IRR120,974
|
|
pay 49.5% less for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,318.80
|
$13.08
IRR552,377
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP35,640.27
|
$363.68
IRR15,356,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP19,748.99
|
$243.70
IRR10,290,060
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,123.13
|
$12.71
IRR536,517
|
|
pay 70.8% less for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,358.74
|
$92.02
IRR3,885,614
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP276,591.75
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,562,278
|
|
pay 56.2% less for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP150.23
|
$0.81
IRR34,373
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP123.45
|
$1.26
IRR53,335
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP245.33
|
$1.97
IRR83,135
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,042.22
|
$17.74
IRR749,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP353.65
|
$1.64
IRR69,223
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,550.01
|
$34.76
IRR1,467,639
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,834.40
|
$30.88
IRR1,304,106
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,686.36
|
$107.71
IRR4,548,250
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,817.93
|
$67.95
IRR2,869,223
|
|
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