Cost of living comparison
India is 4.4% cheaper than Iran.
If you lived in India instead of Iran, you would:
pay 37.5% less for restaurants
Iran
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,649
|
$2.48
₹207.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR146,006
|
$3.94
₹329.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,840
|
$0.39
₹32.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,267
|
$0.17
₹14.27
|
|
pay 12.4% less for groceries
Iran
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,535
|
$0.46
₹38.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,261
|
$2.56
₹213.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,931
|
$2.56
₹213.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,575
|
$0.93
₹77.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,373
|
$1.36
₹113.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,811
|
$0.85
₹71.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,971
|
$0.31
₹26.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,646
|
$0.47
₹39.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,884
|
$0.23
₹19.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,307
|
$0.16
₹13.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,152
|
$0.17
₹14.41
|
|
pay 3.3% more for transportation
Iran
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,162
|
$4.69
₹391.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,584
|
$10.04
₹838.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,875,813,990
|
$13,372.81
₹1,117,319.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,616
|
$2.97
₹248.21
|
|
pay 10.3% less for housing
Iran
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,742
|
$7.66
₹640.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,310,792
|
$136.15
₹11,375.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,259,598
|
$88.97
₹7,433.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,929
|
$28.75
₹2,402.09
|
|
pay 1.8% more for childcare
Iran
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,874,111
|
$58.47
₹4,885.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,415,557
|
$1,644.63
₹137,411.06
|
|
pay 66.7% more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,272
|
$1.84
₹153.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,177
|
$1.59
₹133.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,889
|
$3.63
₹303.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,910
|
$16.08
₹1,343.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR69,018
|
$3.38
₹282.28
|
|
pay 42.2% less for clothing
Iran
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,463,294
|
$23.53
₹1,965.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,300,245
|
$24.73
₹2,066.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,534,786
|
$41.02
₹3,427.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,860,729
|
$30.71
₹2,566.10
|
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