Cost of living comparison
Iran is 19.1% cheaper than Brazil.
If you lived in Iran instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 11.1% less for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$30.78
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$36.17
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$5.96
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.65
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 27.6% less for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$8.20
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$24.02
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$20.79
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$11.30
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$9.21
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.90
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.19
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.74
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.81
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.95
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.78
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 26.1% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$22.15
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$238.54
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$116,402.47
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$44.66
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 18.6% less for housing
|
Brazil
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$107.50
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,728.75
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,210.68
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$297.99
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 75.3% less for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,565.20
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$40,235.64
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$9.38
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$9.38
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.73
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$132.04
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$35.27
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 4.1% more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$260.60
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$239.71
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$422.30
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$341.98
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
|
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