Cost of living comparison
Iran is 26.6% cheaper than Burma overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 12.2% more in Iran
- Groceries
-
pay 43.8% less in Iran
- Transportation
-
pay 12.7% less in Iran
- Housing
-
pay 32.4% less in Iran
- Childcare
-
pay 69.9% less in Iran
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 9.8% less in Iran
- Clothing
-
pay 29.9% less in Iran
Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Iran.
If you lived in Iran instead of Burma, you would:
pay 12.2% more for restaurants
|
Burma
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
MMK5,318
|
$3.77
IRR158,537
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
MMK14,235
|
$3.72
IRR156,540
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MMK1,534
|
$0.85
IRR35,765
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MMK1,308
|
$0.81
IRR33,907
|
|
pay 43.8% less for groceries
|
Burma
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
MMK2,215
|
$0.50
IRR20,954
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.44
MMK9,309
|
$2.06
IRR86,721
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
MMK12,432
|
$2.72
IRR114,497
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
MMK2,690
|
$1.20
IRR50,714
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
MMK5,569
|
$1.58
IRR66,694
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
MMK4,518
|
$0.47
IRR19,622
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
MMK985
|
$0.75
IRR31,701
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,046
|
$0.49
IRR20,443
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MMK1,887
|
$0.30
IRR12,802
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,066
|
$0.26
IRR10,895
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
$0.24
IRR10,040
|
|
pay 12.7% less for transportation
|
Burma
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$18.28
MMK38,352
|
$2.50
IRR105,234
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
$11.01
IRR463,375
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,984,480,044
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
$2.96
IRR124,785
|
|
pay 32.4% less for housing
|
Burma
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.88
MMK142,420
|
$11.98
IRR504,340
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.80
MMK763,252
|
$337.20
IRR14,196,072
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.29
MMK432,792
|
$231.30
IRR9,737,893
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.72
MMK53,967
|
$12.31
IRR518,290
|
|
pay 69.9% less for childcare
|
Burma
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.10
MMK384,144
|
$88.94
IRR3,744,341
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,690.47
MMK18,232,613
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,287,143
|
|
pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Burma
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MMK1,983
|
$0.81
IRR34,256
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
MMK3,515
|
$1.24
IRR52,355
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
MMK2,711
|
$1.96
IRR82,630
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.95
MMK41,850
|
$17.71
IRR745,579
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
MMK6,630
|
$1.59
IRR66,829
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
|
Burma
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
$33.35
IRR1,404,230
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,294
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,965
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
$65.71
IRR2,766,390
|
|
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