Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 2.0 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Iran, you would:
pay 21.8% more for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
$5.09
R$29.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
$5.99
R$34.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
$0.99
R$5.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
$0.60
R$3.46
|
|
pay 60.9% more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
$1.36
R$7.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
$3.98
R$22.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
$3.44
R$19.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
$1.87
R$10.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
$1.52
R$8.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
$0.81
R$4.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
$0.53
R$3.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
$0.45
R$2.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
$0.63
R$3.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
$0.49
R$2.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
$0.46
R$2.64
|
|
pay 95.5% more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
$3.67
R$21.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
$39.48
R$226.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
$19,264.28
R$110,536.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
$7.39
R$42.41
|
|
pay 80.1% more for housing
|
Iran
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
$17.79
R$102.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
$286.10
R$1,641.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
$200.36
R$1,149.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
$49.32
R$282.98
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
$259.04
R$1,486.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
$6,658.88
R$38,208.01
|
|
pay 81.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
$1.55
R$8.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
$1.55
R$8.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
$1.94
R$11.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
$21.85
R$125.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
$5.84
R$33.50
|
|
pay 4.6% more for clothing
|
Iran
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
$43.13
R$247.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
$39.67
R$227.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
$69.89
R$401.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
$56.60
R$324.75
|
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