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
€31.78
|
$3.77
IRR158,584
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.32
€9.93
|
$3.72
IRR156,586
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.61
€4.92
|
$0.85
IRR35,776
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$8.77
€7.69
|
$0.81
IRR33,917
|
|
pay 81.0% less for groceries
|
Monaco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.69
€5.00
|
$0.50
IRR20,961
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.39
€9.99
|
$2.06
IRR86,747
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.62
€7.57
|
$2.72
IRR114,531
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.55
€4.87
|
$1.20
IRR50,729
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
€7.42
|
$1.58
IRR66,714
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.57
€2.26
|
$0.47
IRR19,628
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.47
€2.17
|
$0.75
IRR31,710
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
€1.74
|
$0.49
IRR20,449
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.57
|
$0.30
IRR12,806
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
€1.48
|
$0.26
IRR10,899
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.02
€1.78
|
$0.24
IRR10,043
|
|
pay 44.0% less for transportation
|
Monaco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.68
€7.61
|
$2.50
IRR105,265
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.74
€26.10
|
$11.01
IRR463,512
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,160.43
€43,148.11
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,985,366,172
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.44
€18.81
|
$2.96
IRR124,822
|
|
pay 94.5% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$110.93
€97.36
|
$11.98
IRR504,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$9,401.30
€8,251.52
|
$337.20
IRR14,200,287
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,591.34
€5,785.22
|
$231.30
IRR9,740,785
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$292.40
€256.64
|
$12.31
IRR518,444
|
|
pay 96.7% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,759.79
€2,422.27
|
$88.94
IRR3,745,453
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$29,406.50
€25,810.09
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,299,698
|
|
pay 88.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.11
€8.00
|
$0.81
IRR34,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.29
€5.52
|
$1.24
IRR52,371
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.06
€10.58
|
$1.96
IRR82,655
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$512.44
€449.77
|
$17.71
IRR745,800
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€13.17
|
$1.59
IRR66,848
|
|
pay 69.5% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$194.39
€170.62
|
$33.35
IRR1,404,647
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.16
€65.97
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,658
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$203.37
€178.50
|
$104.63
IRR4,406,273
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$446.93
€392.27
|
$65.71
IRR2,767,212
|
|
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