Cost of living comparison
Iran is 59.1% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Iran instead of France, you would:
pay 66.8% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€14.99
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€10.41
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.62
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.78
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 63.7% less for groceries
|
France
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.64
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€8.11
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.33
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.64
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.58
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.22
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.23
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.41
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.87
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 25.0% less for transportation
|
France
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.95
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€48.31
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€29,973.75
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€16.93
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 67.0% less for housing
|
France
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€28.83
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€719.24
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€579.47
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€134.32
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 88.0% less for childcare
|
France
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€661.81
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,785.78
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 73.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.95
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.89
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€11.34
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€34.43
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€11.60
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
|
France
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€85.93
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€36.20
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€87.75
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€121.66
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
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