Cost of living comparison
Iran is 0.6% cheaper than Indonesia.
If you lived in Iran instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 69.8% more for restaurants
|
Indonesia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
IDR29,880.82
|
$3.82
IRR160,621
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.26
IDR51,691.63
|
$3.47
IRR145,980
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
IDR8,787.43
|
$0.78
IRR32,834
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,618.39
|
$0.81
IRR34,261
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
|
Indonesia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
IDR18,153.44
|
$0.56
IRR23,531
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
IDR65,488.64
|
$2.14
IRR90,245
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
IDR80,254.23
|
$2.87
IRR120,909
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
IDR24,367.37
|
$1.18
IRR49,566
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
IDR23,018.78
|
$1.67
IRR70,361
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
IDR18,363.41
|
$0.49
IRR20,807
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
IDR9,700.73
|
$0.81
IRR33,965
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
IDR13,170.13
|
$0.49
IRR20,642
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
IDR8,724.07
|
$0.31
IRR12,882
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR8,893.95
|
$0.27
IRR11,305
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
IDR14,747.03
|
$0.24
IRR10,151
|
|
pay 35.6% more for transportation
|
Indonesia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
IDR48,290.23
|
$2.31
IRR97,144
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.64
IDR168,650.12
|
$11.56
IRR486,497
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,932.07
IDR379,300,754.43
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,875,301,671
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
IDR62,477.14
|
$2.86
IRR120,595
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
|
Indonesia
|
Iran
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
IDR439,248.87
|
$13.08
IRR550,644
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$249.00
IDR3,946,404.54
|
$363.68
IRR15,308,064
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.92
IDR2,471,202.19
|
$243.70
IRR10,257,770
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.30
IDR765,468.12
|
$12.71
IRR534,833
|
|
pay 49.6% less for childcare
|
Indonesia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.78
IDR1,771,531.82
|
$92.02
IRR3,873,421
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,305.88
IDR99,942,216.85
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,406,754
|
|
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Indonesia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
IDR40,987.17
|
$0.81
IRR34,265
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
IDR27,378.18
|
$1.26
IRR53,168
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR34,625.88
|
$1.97
IRR82,874
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.20
IDR399,381.75
|
$17.74
IRR746,777
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
IDR47,585.97
|
$1.64
IRR69,006
|
|
pay 17.4% more for clothing
|
Indonesia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.19
IDR652,778.61
|
$34.76
IRR1,463,033
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
IDR424,344.96
|
$30.88
IRR1,300,014
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.33
IDR1,019,560.64
|
$107.71
IRR4,533,978
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.42
IDR1,052,655.40
|
$67.95
IRR2,860,219
|
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