Cost of living comparison
Iran is 46.1% cheaper than Latvia.
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
€9.70
|
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.71
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.30
|
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.91
|
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.42
|
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.58
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.90
|
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.73
|
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.32
|
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.35
|
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
|
pay 6.4% less for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.41
|
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€37.37
|
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€24,283.95
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.60
|
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
|
pay 45.1% less for housing
|
Latvia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€16.33
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€443.50
|
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€306.02
|
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€186.67
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
|
pay 85.8% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€405.61
|
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,692.21
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
|
pay 68.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.67
|
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.90
|
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.69
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€40.50
|
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.49
|
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
|
pay 27.6% less for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€72.55
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€40.94
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€80.06
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€114.45
|
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
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