Cost of living comparison
Iran is 61.7% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Iran instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 64.9% less for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.73
|
$3.82
IRR160,621
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.01
|
$3.47
IRR145,980
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.01
|
$0.78
IRR32,834
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$0.81
IRR34,261
|
|
pay 57.7% less for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$0.56
IRR23,531
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$2.14
IRR90,245
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$2.87
IRR120,909
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
$1.18
IRR49,566
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$1.67
IRR70,361
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$0.49
IRR20,807
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.81
IRR33,965
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$0.49
IRR20,642
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$0.31
IRR12,882
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.27
IRR11,305
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.24
IRR10,151
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.65
|
$2.31
IRR97,144
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.19
|
$11.56
IRR486,497
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€33,994.15
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,875,301,671
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.16
|
$2.86
IRR120,595
|
|
pay 79.7% less for housing
|
Ireland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.26
|
$13.08
IRR550,644
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,278.54
|
$363.68
IRR15,308,064
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,074.87
|
$243.70
IRR10,257,770
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.53
|
$12.71
IRR534,833
|
|
pay 87.9% less for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,012.94
|
$92.02
IRR3,873,421
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,868.33
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,406,754
|
|
pay 79.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.53
|
$0.81
IRR34,265
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.47
|
$1.26
IRR53,168
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
$1.97
IRR82,874
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.64
|
$17.74
IRR746,777
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.23
|
$1.64
IRR69,006
|
|
pay 22.6% less for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.86
|
$34.76
IRR1,463,033
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.13
|
$30.88
IRR1,300,014
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.54
|
$107.71
IRR4,533,978
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.65
|
$67.95
IRR2,860,219
|
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