Cost of living comparison
Iran is 53.6% cheaper than Italy overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 60.1% less in Iran
- Groceries
-
pay 59.5% less in Iran
- Transportation
-
pay 17.6% less in Iran
- Housing
-
pay 63.4% less in Iran
- Childcare
-
pay 86.0% less in Iran
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 65.5% less in Iran
- Clothing
-
pay 23.2% less in Iran
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Iran.
If you lived in Iran instead of Italy, you would:
pay 60.1% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€14.29
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€8.90
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.26
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.08
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 59.5% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.81
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.04
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€4.89
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.01
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.47
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.92
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.16
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.67
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.63
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 17.6% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.39
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€34.34
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€24,970.42
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€16.92
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 63.4% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€25.54
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€580.56
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€452.91
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€133.06
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 86.0% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€450.09
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,374.64
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 65.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.43
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.49
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.48
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€46.11
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.31
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€69.38
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€29.96
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€76.15
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€102.13
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
|
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