Cost of living comparison
Iran is 43.2% cheaper than Estonia.
If you lived in Iran instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 56.4% less for restaurants
|
Estonia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
€9.34
|
$3.82
IRR160,669
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.14
€7.53
|
$3.47
IRR146,023
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$0.78
IRR32,844
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$0.81
IRR34,271
|
|
pay 39.1% less for groceries
|
Estonia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.56
IRR23,538
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
€4.49
|
$2.14
IRR90,271
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
€3.66
|
$2.87
IRR120,945
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
€2.31
|
$1.18
IRR49,581
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$1.67
IRR70,381
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.49
IRR20,813
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.81
IRR33,975
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.49
IRR20,649
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.31
IRR12,886
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.27
IRR11,308
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.24
IRR10,154
|
|
pay 8.1% less for transportation
|
Estonia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.53
|
$2.31
IRR97,173
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.92
€22.15
|
$11.56
IRR486,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,691.01
€24,712.51
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,876,155,535
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.39
€8.69
|
$2.86
IRR120,631
|
|
pay 48.0% less for housing
|
Estonia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.00
€23.15
|
$13.08
IRR550,807
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.70
€421.00
|
$363.68
IRR15,312,610
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$349.83
€323.90
|
$243.70
IRR10,260,816
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.98
€192.56
|
$12.71
IRR534,992
|
|
pay 69.0% less for childcare
|
Estonia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.34
€185.49
|
$92.02
IRR3,874,571
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,293.58
€6,752.93
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,421,426
|
|
pay 69.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Estonia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.01
€3.72
|
$0.81
IRR34,276
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.83
|
$1.26
IRR53,183
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.19
|
$1.97
IRR82,898
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.53
€42.16
|
$17.74
IRR746,999
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
€8.09
|
$1.64
IRR69,026
|
|
pay 12.9% less for clothing
|
Estonia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.43
€81.87
|
$34.76
IRR1,463,468
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.00
€29.63
|
$30.88
IRR1,300,400
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.24
€69.66
|
$107.71
IRR4,535,324
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.03
€90.76
|
$67.95
IRR2,861,069
|
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