Cost of living comparison
Iran is 24.7% cheaper than Mongolia.
If you lived in Iran instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 9.4% more for restaurants
|
Mongolia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
$3.82
IRR160,649
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
$3.47
IRR146,006
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
$0.78
IRR32,840
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
$0.81
IRR34,267
|
|
pay 45.4% less for groceries
|
Mongolia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
$0.56
IRR23,535
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
$2.14
IRR90,261
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
$2.87
IRR120,931
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
$1.18
IRR49,575
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
$1.67
IRR70,373
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
$0.49
IRR20,811
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
$0.81
IRR33,971
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
$0.49
IRR20,646
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
$0.31
IRR12,884
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
$0.27
IRR11,307
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
$0.24
IRR10,152
|
|
pay 22.5% more for transportation
|
Mongolia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
$2.31
IRR97,162
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
$11.56
IRR486,584
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,875,813,990
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
$2.86
IRR120,616
|
|
pay 33.3% less for housing
|
Mongolia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
$13.08
IRR550,742
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
$363.68
IRR15,310,792
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
$243.70
IRR10,259,598
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
$12.71
IRR534,929
|
|
pay 59.7% less for childcare
|
Mongolia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
$92.02
IRR3,874,111
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,415,557
|
|
pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mongolia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
$0.81
IRR34,272
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
$1.26
IRR53,177
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
$1.97
IRR82,889
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
$17.74
IRR746,910
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
$1.64
IRR69,018
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
|
Mongolia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
$34.76
IRR1,463,294
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
$30.88
IRR1,300,245
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
$107.71
IRR4,534,786
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
$67.95
IRR2,860,729
|
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