Cost of living comparison
Japan is 3.4 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Japan instead of Iran, you would:
pay 27.3% more for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR158,537
|
$6.44
¥966
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR156,540
|
$4.94
¥741
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,765
|
$0.97
¥146
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR33,907
|
$0.73
¥110
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR20,954
|
$1.52
¥228
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR86,721
|
$5.72
¥858
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,497
|
$5.46
¥818
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,714
|
$2.02
¥303
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,694
|
$2.73
¥409
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,622
|
$2.17
¥326
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,701
|
$1.02
¥154
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,443
|
$1.64
¥246
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,802
|
$2.04
¥305
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,895
|
$1.26
¥190
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,040
|
$1.08
¥162
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,234
|
$4.22
¥634
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR463,375
|
$57.82
¥8,671
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,984,480,044
|
$22,042.19
¥3,305,777
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR124,785
|
$25.42
¥3,813
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Iran
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR504,340
|
$31.09
¥4,663
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,196,072
|
$500.38
¥75,044
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,737,893
|
$325.42
¥48,804
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR518,290
|
$113.04
¥16,953
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,744,341
|
$288.10
¥43,208
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,287,143
|
$11,095.30
¥1,664,018
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,256
|
$2.71
¥406
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,355
|
$2.78
¥417
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,630
|
$3.98
¥598
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR745,579
|
$57.72
¥8,656
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR66,829
|
$11.97
¥1,796
|
|
pay 2.6% less for clothing
|
Iran
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,404,230
|
$40.54
¥6,081
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,294
|
$26.82
¥4,022
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,965
|
$54.08
¥8,110
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,766,390
|
$81.66
¥12,247
|
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