Cost of living comparison
Iran is 0.4% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Iran instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 30.7% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS9,813.23
|
$3.82
IRR161,126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS15,721.88
|
$3.47
IRR146,439
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,527.87
|
$0.78
IRR32,938
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS916.61
|
$0.81
IRR34,369
|
|
pay 14.1% less for groceries
Tanzania
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS1,968.96
|
$0.56
IRR23,605
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,209.53
|
$2.14
IRR90,529
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS11,683.41
|
$2.87
IRR121,290
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS4,875.55
|
$1.18
IRR49,722
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS5,803.03
|
$1.67
IRR70,582
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS2,957.78
|
$0.49
IRR20,873
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,044.17
|
$0.81
IRR34,072
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS987.89
|
$0.49
IRR20,707
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,010.75
|
$0.31
IRR12,922
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS729.00
|
$0.27
IRR11,340
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,046.99
|
$0.24
IRR10,183
|
|
pay 51.1% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,308.13
|
$2.31
IRR97,450
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS30,286.35
|
$11.56
IRR488,028
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS41,643,736.51
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,884,352,630
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS29,901.32
|
$2.86
IRR120,974
|
|
pay 24.9% less for housing
Tanzania
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS142,856.02
|
$13.08
IRR552,377
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS780,653.61
|
$363.68
IRR15,356,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS533,048.05
|
$243.70
IRR10,290,060
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS91,598.77
|
$12.71
IRR536,517
|
|
pay 71.2% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS624,076.48
|
$92.02
IRR3,885,614
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS15,805,235.66
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,562,278
|
|
pay 32.6% less for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS3,017.98
|
$0.81
IRR34,373
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS4,834.04
|
$1.26
IRR53,335
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,379.70
|
$1.97
IRR83,135
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS96,312.91
|
$17.74
IRR749,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS12,579.36
|
$1.64
IRR69,223
|
|
pay 63.9% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS42,939.68
|
$34.76
IRR1,467,639
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS87,354.30
|
$30.88
IRR1,304,106
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS132,748.56
|
$107.71
IRR4,548,250
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS125,037.35
|
$67.95
IRR2,869,223
|
|
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