Cost of living comparison
Iran is 59.2% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Iran instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 70.7% less for restaurants
|
Belgium
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.07
€18.29
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.84
€10.39
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
€2.66
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.36
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 59.6% less for groceries
|
Belgium
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.18
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.42
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.26
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.29
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.58
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.06
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.86
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.03
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.11
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 17.9% less for transportation
|
Belgium
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.91
€6.63
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.41
€43.54
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,628.35
€26,489.31
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.01
€24.94
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 73.4% less for housing
|
Belgium
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.35
€47.32
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.11
€781.50
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$705.09
€676.02
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.10
€147.75
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 88.3% less for childcare
|
Belgium
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$557.50
€534.51
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,740.85
€13,174.36
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 72.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belgium
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.16
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.36
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.08
€8.71
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
€34.54
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.48
€11.96
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 32.1% less for clothing
|
Belgium
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
€88.99
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.31
€41.52
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.40
€86.67
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.11
€119.95
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
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