Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 3.0 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Iran, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Iran
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,621
|
$10.09
€9.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR145,980
|
$8.14
€7.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,834
|
$1.82
€1.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,261
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
pay 91.0% more for groceries
Iran
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,531
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,245
|
$4.85
€4.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,909
|
$3.95
€3.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,566
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,361
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,807
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,965
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,642
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,882
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,305
|
$0.39
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,151
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,144
|
$7.06
€6.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,497
|
$23.92
€22.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,875,301,671
|
$26,691.01
€24,544.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,595
|
$9.39
€8.63
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Iran
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,644
|
$25.00
€22.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,308,064
|
$454.70
€418.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,257,770
|
$349.83
€321.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,833
|
$207.98
€191.25
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,873,421
|
$200.34
€184.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,406,754
|
$7,293.58
€6,707.05
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,265
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,168
|
$3.06
€2.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,874
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,777
|
$45.53
€41.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR69,006
|
$8.73
€8.03
|
|
pay 43.0% more for clothing
Iran
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,463,033
|
$88.43
€81.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,300,014
|
$32.00
€29.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,533,978
|
$75.24
€69.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,860,219
|
$98.03
€90.15
|
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