Cost of living comparison
Iran is 42.9% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Iran instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 46.0% less for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.14
MX$172.21
|
$3.82
IRR161,126
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.52
MX$144.72
|
$3.47
IRR146,439
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
MX$22.97
|
$0.78
IRR32,938
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
MX$17.33
|
$0.81
IRR34,369
|
|
pay 50.8% less for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
MX$45.51
|
$0.56
IRR23,605
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.17
MX$70.91
|
$2.14
IRR90,529
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MX$99.89
|
$2.87
IRR121,290
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
MX$45.57
|
$1.18
IRR49,722
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
MX$59.28
|
$1.67
IRR70,582
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
MX$22.39
|
$0.49
IRR20,873
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
MX$10.75
|
$0.81
IRR34,072
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
MX$13.38
|
$0.49
IRR20,707
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
MX$13.16
|
$0.31
IRR12,922
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$15.37
|
$0.27
IRR11,340
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.18
|
$0.24
IRR10,183
|
|
pay 0.1% less for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MX$90.52
|
$2.31
IRR97,450
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.94
MX$491.63
|
$11.56
IRR488,028
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,778.21
MX$387,007.28
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,884,352,630
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.39
MX$295.47
|
$2.86
IRR120,974
|
|
pay 54.9% less for housing
|
Mexico
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.11
MX$562.58
|
$13.08
IRR552,377
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.68
MX$10,188.76
|
$363.68
IRR15,356,251
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$424.66
MX$7,215.13
|
$243.70
IRR10,290,060
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.94
MX$933.42
|
$12.71
IRR536,517
|
|
pay 67.9% less for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.47
MX$3,915.78
|
$92.02
IRR3,885,614
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,822.04
MX$81,927.60
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,562,278
|
|
pay 61.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MX$43.69
|
$0.81
IRR34,373
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.35
MX$57.00
|
$1.26
IRR53,335
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.34
MX$73.72
|
$1.97
IRR83,135
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.86
MX$660.32
|
$17.74
IRR749,128
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.22
MX$88.71
|
$1.64
IRR69,223
|
|
pay 19.3% less for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.74
MX$930.04
|
$34.76
IRR1,467,639
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
MX$724.38
|
$30.88
IRR1,304,106
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.11
MX$1,632.95
|
$107.71
IRR4,548,250
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.93
MX$1,544.85
|
$67.95
IRR2,869,223
|
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