Cost of living comparison
Iran is 23.9% cheaper than Turkey.
If you lived in Iran instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 5.1% less for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY201.97
|
$3.82
IRR160,649
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY196.67
|
$3.47
IRR146,006
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY36.77
|
$0.78
IRR32,840
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.70
|
$0.81
IRR34,267
|
|
pay 2.1% less for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.41
|
$0.56
IRR23,535
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY115.22
|
$2.14
IRR90,261
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY93.57
|
$2.87
IRR120,931
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.27
|
$1.18
IRR49,575
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY81.76
|
$1.67
IRR70,373
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.94
|
$0.49
IRR20,811
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY18.99
|
$0.81
IRR33,971
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.28
|
$0.49
IRR20,646
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.35
|
$0.31
IRR12,884
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.53
|
$0.27
IRR11,307
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.51
|
$0.24
IRR10,152
|
|
pay 19.5% less for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY146.30
|
$2.31
IRR97,162
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY609.72
|
$11.56
IRR486,584
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,335,095.05
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,875,813,990
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY211.50
|
$2.86
IRR120,616
|
|
pay 21.6% less for housing
|
Turkey
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY337.81
|
$13.08
IRR550,742
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY12,944.76
|
$363.68
IRR15,310,792
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,654.33
|
$243.70
IRR10,259,598
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,405.27
|
$12.71
IRR534,929
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,004.40
|
$92.02
IRR3,874,111
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY190,539.50
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,415,557
|
|
pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY76.95
|
$0.81
IRR34,272
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY73.70
|
$1.26
IRR53,177
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.27
|
$1.97
IRR82,889
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,064.03
|
$17.74
IRR746,910
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY143.10
|
$1.64
IRR69,018
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,467.18
|
$34.76
IRR1,463,294
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,205.05
|
$30.88
IRR1,300,245
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,590.92
|
$107.71
IRR4,534,786
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,379.33
|
$67.95
IRR2,860,729
|
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