Cost of living comparison
Iran is 79.6% cheaper than Monaco overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 83.1% less in Iran
- Groceries
-
pay 81.0% less in Iran
- Transportation
-
pay 44.0% less in Iran
- Housing
-
pay 94.5% less in Iran
- Childcare
-
pay 96.7% less in Iran
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 88.2% less in Iran
- Clothing
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pay 69.5% less in Iran
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Iran.
If you lived in Iran instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 83.1% less for restaurants
|
Monaco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.21
€33.30
|
$3.77
IRR158,537
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.32
€10.40
|
$3.72
IRR156,540
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.61
€5.16
|
$0.85
IRR35,765
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$8.77
€8.06
|
$0.81
IRR33,907
|
|
pay 81.0% less for groceries
|
Monaco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.69
€5.24
|
$0.50
IRR20,954
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.39
€10.47
|
$2.06
IRR86,721
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.62
€7.93
|
$2.72
IRR114,497
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.55
€5.10
|
$1.20
IRR50,714
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
€7.77
|
$1.58
IRR66,694
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.57
€2.37
|
$0.47
IRR19,622
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.47
€2.27
|
$0.75
IRR31,701
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
€1.82
|
$0.49
IRR20,443
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.69
|
$0.30
IRR12,802
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
€1.55
|
$0.26
IRR10,895
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.02
€1.86
|
$0.24
IRR10,040
|
|
pay 44.0% less for transportation
|
Monaco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.68
€7.98
|
$2.50
IRR105,234
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.74
€27.35
|
$11.01
IRR463,375
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,160.43
€45,202.92
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,984,480,044
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.44
€19.71
|
$2.96
IRR124,785
|
|
pay 94.5% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$110.93
€102.00
|
$11.98
IRR504,340
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$9,401.30
€8,644.47
|
$337.20
IRR14,196,072
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,591.34
€6,060.73
|
$231.30
IRR9,737,893
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$292.40
€268.86
|
$12.31
IRR518,290
|
|
pay 96.7% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,759.79
€2,537.62
|
$88.94
IRR3,744,341
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$29,406.50
€27,039.22
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,287,143
|
|
pay 88.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.11
€8.38
|
$0.81
IRR34,256
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.29
€5.78
|
$1.24
IRR52,355
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.06
€11.09
|
$1.96
IRR82,630
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$512.44
€471.18
|
$17.71
IRR745,579
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€13.80
|
$1.59
IRR66,829
|
|
pay 69.5% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$194.39
€178.74
|
$33.35
IRR1,404,230
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.16
€69.11
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,294
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$203.37
€187.00
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,965
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$446.93
€410.95
|
$65.71
IRR2,766,390
|
|
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