Cost of living comparison
Iran is 55.9% more expensive than India.
If you lived in Iran instead of India, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
India
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹203.57
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.90
₹331.01
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.60
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.09
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 21.6% more for groceries
|
India
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹39.07
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.54
₹215.31
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹217.10
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹79.66
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
₹115.86
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹74.93
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹27.51
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₹40.38
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.47
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.87
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.91
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 97.0% more for transportation
|
India
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₹391.56
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₹858.66
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,525.56
₹1,147,195.14
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₹249.25
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 75.9% more for housing
|
India
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.39
₹626.39
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$138.05
₹11,709.25
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.33
₹7,661.69
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
₹2,541.86
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 11.9% more for childcare
|
India
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.73
₹4,726.73
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,565.54
₹132,784.09
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 31.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹155.72
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹134.56
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹304.52
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.33
₹1,300.29
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₹284.33
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 79.0% more for clothing
|
India
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
₹2,037.56
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.36
₹2,151.17
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.62
₹3,529.83
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.12
₹2,639.21
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
|
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