Cost of living comparison
Iran is 37.1% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Iran instead of Japan, you would:
pay 17.2% less for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥994
|
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥763
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥150
|
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥113
|
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
|
pay 62.0% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥235
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥883
|
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥842
|
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥311
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥421
|
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥336
|
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥158
|
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥253
|
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥314
|
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥167
|
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
|
pay 2.9% more for transportation
|
Japan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥652
|
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,923
|
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,401,882
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,924
|
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
|
pay 53.0% less for housing
|
Japan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,798
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥77,226
|
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,223
|
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,446
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
|
pay 80.0% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥44,464
|
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,712,394
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
|
pay 66.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥418
|
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥429
|
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥615
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,908
|
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,848
|
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
|
pay 16.2% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,257
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,139
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,346
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,604
|
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
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