Cost of living comparison
Iran is 29.7% cheaper than Ethiopia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.3% less in Iran
- Groceries
-
pay 45.3% less in Iran
- Transportation
-
pay 31.4% more in Iran
- Housing
-
pay 69.0% less in Iran
- Childcare
-
pay 44.2% less in Iran
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.6% less in Iran
- Clothing
-
pay 35.2% less in Iran
Expenses including housing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Iran.
If you lived in Iran instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.3% less for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB766.29
|
$3.77
IRR158,490
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB796.34
|
$3.72
IRR156,493
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB100.26
|
$0.85
IRR35,754
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB64.13
|
$0.81
IRR33,897
|
|
pay 45.3% less for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB153.46
|
$0.50
IRR20,948
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB619.86
|
$2.06
IRR86,695
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB776.33
|
$2.72
IRR114,463
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB338.34
|
$1.20
IRR50,699
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB721.10
|
$1.58
IRR66,675
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB421.63
|
$0.47
IRR19,616
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB64.67
|
$0.75
IRR31,691
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB137.71
|
$0.49
IRR20,437
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB49.37
|
$0.30
IRR12,798
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB39.75
|
$0.26
IRR10,892
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB101.43
|
$0.24
IRR10,037
|
|
pay 31.4% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB623.21
|
$2.50
IRR105,203
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,277.14
|
$11.01
IRR463,237
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,192,860.00
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,593,915
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB468.07
|
$2.96
IRR124,748
|
|
pay 69.0% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,860.45
|
$11.98
IRR504,190
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB82,388.56
|
$337.20
IRR14,191,857
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB53,990.27
|
$231.30
IRR9,735,002
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,943.64
|
$12.31
IRR518,136
|
|
pay 44.2% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,405.31
|
$88.94
IRR3,743,229
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,608,790.73
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,274,587
|
|
pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB127.71
|
$0.81
IRR34,246
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB146.83
|
$1.24
IRR52,340
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB510.86
|
$1.96
IRR82,606
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,570.29
|
$17.71
IRR745,358
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB855.69
|
$1.59
IRR66,809
|
|
pay 35.2% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,172.86
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,813
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,599.87
|
$29.13
IRR1,225,930
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,900.79
|
$104.63
IRR4,403,657
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,239.10
|
$65.71
IRR2,765,569
|
|
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