Cost of living comparison
Iran is 37.9% cheaper than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Iran instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 23.1% less for restaurants
|
Dominican Republic
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.20
DOP436.45
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
DOP396.41
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
DOP58.92
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
DOP43.93
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 34.5% less for groceries
|
Dominican Republic
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
DOP92.08
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
DOP199.06
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
DOP263.82
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DOP102.57
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DOP134.36
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
DOP65.07
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.31
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
DOP58.69
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP40.01
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP39.77
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DOP54.64
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 10.6% less for transportation
|
Dominican Republic
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
DOP281.44
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.13
DOP3,404.08
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,137.07
DOP1,585,234.05
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.92
DOP1,390.30
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 55.8% less for housing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.09
DOP2,188.62
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.27
DOP37,862.46
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.68
DOP21,572.00
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.67
DOP3,012.53
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 71.0% less for childcare
|
Dominican Republic
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
DOP15,211.10
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,459.64
DOP270,480.61
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 55.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dominican Republic
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.61
DOP158.31
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
DOP122.89
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
DOP257.81
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.73
DOP1,863.65
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
DOP338.22
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 15.3% less for clothing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.15
DOP2,799.31
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.61
DOP2,827.12
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.84
DOP4,903.21
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.22
DOP5,350.36
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
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