Cost of living comparison
Iran is 36.0% cheaper than Hungary overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 36.0% less in Iran
- Groceries
-
pay 42.7% less in Iran
- Transportation
-
pay 0.1% less in Iran
- Housing
-
pay 41.2% less in Iran
- Childcare
-
pay 76.7% less in Iran
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 55.9% less in Iran
- Clothing
-
pay 0.4% more in Iran
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Iran.
If you lived in Iran instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
|
Hungary
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
HUF3,613.10
|
$3.77
IRR158,537
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
HUF2,995.23
|
$3.72
IRR156,540
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
HUF487.10
|
$0.85
IRR35,765
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
HUF346.14
|
$0.81
IRR33,907
|
|
pay 42.7% less for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
HUF561.47
|
$0.50
IRR20,954
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.38
HUF1,765.10
|
$2.06
IRR86,721
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
HUF1,549.90
|
$2.72
IRR114,497
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
HUF1,051.92
|
$1.20
IRR50,714
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
HUF920.56
|
$1.58
IRR66,694
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
HUF267.80
|
$0.47
IRR19,622
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF298.42
|
$0.75
IRR31,701
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF294.14
|
$0.49
IRR20,443
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HUF503.39
|
$0.30
IRR12,802
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
HUF196.61
|
$0.26
IRR10,895
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
HUF215.30
|
$0.24
IRR10,040
|
|
pay 0.1% less for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
HUF2,432.77
|
$2.50
IRR105,234
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.52
HUF8,274.92
|
$11.01
IRR463,375
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,367.29
HUF10,229,104.62
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,984,480,044
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
HUF4,730.31
|
$2.96
IRR124,785
|
|
pay 41.2% less for housing
|
Hungary
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.11
HUF6,900.04
|
$11.98
IRR504,340
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.63
HUF168,807.92
|
$337.20
IRR14,196,072
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.78
HUF128,946.70
|
$231.30
IRR9,737,893
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.62
HUF40,575.14
|
$12.31
IRR518,290
|
|
pay 76.7% less for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.87
HUF109,225.56
|
$88.94
IRR3,744,341
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,237.70
HUF2,918,529.74
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,287,143
|
|
pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
HUF632.46
|
$0.81
IRR34,256
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF744.21
|
$1.24
IRR52,355
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.59
HUF2,252.59
|
$1.96
IRR82,630
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.16
HUF17,403.88
|
$17.71
IRR745,579
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
HUF2,553.44
|
$1.59
IRR66,829
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.42
HUF26,380.68
|
$33.35
IRR1,404,230
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.23
HUF10,979.18
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,294
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.04
HUF26,628.90
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,965
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.21
HUF31,134.56
|
$65.71
IRR2,766,390
|
|
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