Cost of living comparison
Ohio is 4.9 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Ohio instead of Iran, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Iran
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,621
|
$15.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR145,980
|
$9.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,834
|
$2.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,261
|
$1.62
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Iran
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,531
|
$2.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,245
|
$6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,909
|
$3.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,566
|
$2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,361
|
$5.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,807
|
$2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,965
|
$0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,642
|
$1.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,882
|
$2.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,305
|
$1.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,151
|
$1.55
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,144
|
$3.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,497
|
$64.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,875,301,671
|
$33,068.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,595
|
$17.11
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Iran
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,644
|
$58.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,308,064
|
$1,083.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,257,770
|
$831.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,833
|
$138.79
|
|
pay 12.6 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,873,421
|
$981.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,406,754
|
$17,051.78
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,265
|
$4.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,168
|
$4.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,874
|
$9.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,777
|
$37.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR69,006
|
$10.73
|
|
pay 33.2% more for clothing
Iran
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,463,033
|
$51.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,300,014
|
$41.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,533,978
|
$87.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,860,219
|
$114.56
|
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