Cost of living comparison
Iran is 24.4% more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in Iran instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 98.1% more for restaurants
|
Algeria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.44
DZD329.48
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.55
DZD478.63
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
DZD69.11
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
DZD29.55
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 2.9% more for groceries
|
Algeria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
DZD19.04
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.68
DZD496.07
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
DZD424.66
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DZD227.42
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
DZD274.75
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
DZD183.01
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DZD186.28
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
DZD99.15
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
DZD40.63
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
DZD30.44
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.52
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 50.8% more for transportation
|
Algeria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.19
DZD160.87
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.00
DZD1,754.03
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,882.05
DZD4,300,155.30
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.42
DZD460.91
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 40.9% more for housing
|
Algeria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.57
DZD2,505.09
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$156.36
DZD21,089.88
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.70
DZD12,637.76
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.89
DZD4,570.46
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 12.8% less for childcare
|
Algeria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.12
DZD9,052.51
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,399.66
DZD323,658.88
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Algeria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
DZD186.59
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.74
DZD99.75
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.53
DZD341.72
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.48
DZD2,357.60
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.61
DZD621.81
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
|
Algeria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.95
DZD4,713.45
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.87
DZD5,781.61
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.58
DZD9,385.02
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.63
DZD8,987.36
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
|
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