Cost of living comparison
Iran is 34.4% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Iran instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 33.3% less for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$180.38
|
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$148.15
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.65
|
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$17.07
|
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
|
pay 46.4% less for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$48.08
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$73.98
|
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$105.70
|
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.53
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$63.83
|
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$22.12
|
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.59
|
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.44
|
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.27
|
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.48
|
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$15.00
|
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
|
pay 17.9% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$91.53
|
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$537.31
|
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$407,697.82
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$319.24
|
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
|
pay 48.6% less for housing
|
Mexico
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$545.69
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,933.62
|
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,401.20
|
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$912.91
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
|
pay 66.2% less for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,190.22
|
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$85,088.78
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
|
pay 55.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$44.06
|
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$58.00
|
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$77.30
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$687.76
|
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$89.69
|
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$936.47
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$742.15
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,675.95
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,565.77
|
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
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