Cost of living comparison
Romania is 2.3 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Romania instead of Iran, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Iran
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,649
|
$8.50
RON39.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR146,006
|
$6.39
RON29.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,840
|
$1.73
RON8.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,267
|
$1.42
RON6.62
|
|
pay 70.5% more for groceries
Iran
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,535
|
$1.09
RON5.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,261
|
$3.76
RON17.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,931
|
$5.57
RON25.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,575
|
$2.98
RON13.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,373
|
$2.73
RON12.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,811
|
$0.47
RON2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,971
|
$0.67
RON3.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,646
|
$0.64
RON2.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,884
|
$0.84
RON3.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,307
|
$0.37
RON1.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,152
|
$0.41
RON1.93
|
|
pay 68.2% more for transportation
Iran
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,162
|
$5.68
RON26.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,584
|
$19.80
RON92.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,875,813,990
|
$25,308.53
RON117,760.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,616
|
$6.26
RON29.14
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Iran
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,742
|
$8.81
RON40.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,310,792
|
$370.46
RON1,723.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,259,598
|
$263.66
RON1,226.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,929
|
$101.60
RON472.75
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,874,111
|
$363.62
RON1,691.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,415,557
|
$5,956.82
RON27,717.06
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,272
|
$2.02
RON9.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,177
|
$2.17
RON10.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,889
|
$5.28
RON24.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,910
|
$37.57
RON174.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR69,018
|
$6.14
RON28.58
|
|
pay 16.6% more for clothing
Iran
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,463,294
|
$59.54
RON277.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,300,245
|
$34.40
RON160.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,534,786
|
$69.71
RON324.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,860,729
|
$80.78
RON375.86
|
|
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