Cost of living comparison
Iran is 18.5% cheaper than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Iran instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 24.8% more for restaurants
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS504.64
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS494.55
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.84
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.83
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.56
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS447.11
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS282.37
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS152.88
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS210.08
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS41.01
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS74.00
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS82.10
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS78.51
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.78
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.89
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 20.7% more for transportation
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS252.70
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS656.03
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,431,554.52
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS363.34
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 27.8% less for housing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,048.06
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS41,297.67
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,716.80
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS2,017.48
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 72.5% less for childcare
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS20,023.01
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS536,659.80
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.93
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS178.87
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS135.75
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,741.48
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS378.48
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 18.6% less for clothing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,532.48
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,381.09
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS9,037.65
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,410.67
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
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