Cost of living comparison
India is 2.1% cheaper than Iran.
If you lived in India instead of Iran, you would:
pay 41.0% less for restaurants
|
Iran
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
$2.40
₹202.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
$3.90
₹329.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
$0.40
₹33.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
$0.17
₹14.03
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
|
Iran
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
$0.46
₹38.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
$2.54
₹214.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
$2.56
₹216.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
$0.94
₹79.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
$1.37
₹115.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
$0.88
₹74.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
$0.32
₹27.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
$0.48
₹40.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
$0.24
₹20.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
$0.16
₹13.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
$0.19
₹15.84
|
|
pay 1.3% less for transportation
|
Iran
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
$4.62
₹389.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
$10.12
₹854.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
$13,525.56
₹1,141,968.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
$2.94
₹248.12
|
|
pay 3.7% less for housing
|
Iran
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
$7.39
₹623.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
$138.05
₹11,655.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
$90.33
₹7,626.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
$29.97
₹2,530.27
|
|
pay 9.3% more for childcare
|
Iran
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
$55.73
₹4,705.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
$1,565.54
₹132,179.08
|
|
pay 66.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
$1.84
₹155.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
$1.59
₹133.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
$3.59
₹303.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
$15.33
₹1,294.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
$3.35
₹283.04
|
|
pay 38.4% less for clothing
|
Iran
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
$24.02
₹2,028.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
$25.36
₹2,141.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
$41.62
₹3,513.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
$31.12
₹2,627.18
|
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