Cost of living comparison
Iran is 61.4% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Iran instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 63.1% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.71
€17.00
|
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.36
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
€2.07
|
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
€1.59
|
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
|
pay 58.9% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.71
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
€3.95
|
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
€4.84
|
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.56
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.30
|
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.87
|
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.19
|
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.83
|
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$119.47
€114.68
|
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,943.34
€36,420.94
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.48
€19.65
|
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
|
pay 80.8% less for housing
Ireland
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.92
€45.04
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,406.76
€1,350.31
|
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.82
€1,140.16
|
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.87
€153.46
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
|
pay 88.2% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$996.31
€956.33
|
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,771.62
€6,499.92
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
|
pay 79.4% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.94
€5.70
|
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
€3.65
|
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.44
€15.78
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.70
€53.47
|
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.29
€11.80
|
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
|
pay 21.1% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.94
€74.82
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.31
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.63
€82.19
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.10
€85.53
|
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
|
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