Cost of living comparison
Iran is 46.1% cheaper than Latvia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 44.9% less in Iran
- Groceries
-
pay 44.6% less in Iran
- Transportation
-
pay 6.4% less in Iran
- Housing
-
pay 45.1% less in Iran
- Childcare
-
pay 85.8% less in Iran
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 68.3% less in Iran
- Clothing
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pay 27.6% 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 Latvia, you would:
pay 44.9% less for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.40
|
$3.77
IRR158,537
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.51
|
$3.72
IRR156,540
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.26
|
$0.85
IRR35,765
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$0.81
IRR33,907
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.50
IRR20,954
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.76
|
$2.06
IRR86,721
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.28
|
$2.72
IRR114,497
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
$1.20
IRR50,714
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.81
|
$1.58
IRR66,694
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.47
IRR19,622
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.75
IRR31,701
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.49
IRR20,443
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.30
IRR12,802
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.26
IRR10,895
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.24
IRR10,040
|
|
pay 6.4% less for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.21
|
$2.50
IRR105,234
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€36.23
|
$11.01
IRR463,375
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€23,544.86
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,984,480,044
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.34
|
$2.96
IRR124,785
|
|
pay 45.1% less for housing
|
Latvia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€15.84
|
$11.98
IRR504,340
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€430.00
|
$337.20
IRR14,196,072
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€296.70
|
$231.30
IRR9,737,893
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€180.99
|
$12.31
IRR518,290
|
|
pay 85.8% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€393.26
|
$88.94
IRR3,744,341
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,305.92
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,287,143
|
|
pay 68.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.56
|
$0.81
IRR34,256
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.82
|
$1.24
IRR52,355
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.55
|
$1.96
IRR82,630
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€39.27
|
$17.71
IRR745,579
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.20
|
$1.59
IRR66,829
|
|
pay 27.6% less for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€70.35
|
$33.35
IRR1,404,230
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€39.70
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,294
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€77.62
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,965
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€110.96
|
$65.71
IRR2,766,390
|
|
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