Cost of living comparison
Iran is 36.0% cheaper than Hungary.
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
HUF3,539.27
|
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
HUF2,934.02
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
HUF477.14
|
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
HUF339.06
|
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
|
pay 42.7% less for groceries
Hungary
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
HUF550.00
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.38
HUF1,729.03
|
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
HUF1,518.23
|
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
HUF1,030.43
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
HUF901.75
|
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
HUF262.33
|
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF292.32
|
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF288.13
|
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HUF493.10
|
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
HUF192.59
|
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
HUF210.90
|
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
|
pay 0.1% less for transportation
Hungary
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
HUF2,383.06
|
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.52
HUF8,105.83
|
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,367.29
HUF10,020,078.18
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
HUF4,633.65
|
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
|
pay 41.2% less for housing
Hungary
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.11
HUF6,759.04
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.63
HUF165,358.42
|
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.78
HUF126,311.74
|
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.62
HUF39,746.01
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
|
pay 76.7% less for childcare
Hungary
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.87
HUF106,993.59
|
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,237.70
HUF2,858,891.10
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
|
pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
HUF619.53
|
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF729.00
|
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.59
HUF2,206.56
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.16
HUF17,048.24
|
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
HUF2,501.26
|
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
Hungary
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.42
HUF25,841.60
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.23
HUF10,754.83
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.04
HUF26,084.76
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.21
HUF30,498.34
|
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
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