Cost of living comparison
Iran is 79.6% cheaper than Monaco.
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
€34.72
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.32
€10.85
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.61
€5.38
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$8.77
€8.40
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 81.0% less for groceries
|
Monaco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.69
€5.46
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.39
€10.92
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.62
€8.27
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.55
€5.32
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
€8.10
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.57
€2.47
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.47
€2.37
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
€1.90
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.80
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
€1.62
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.02
€1.94
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 44.0% less for transportation
|
Monaco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.68
€8.32
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.74
€28.52
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,160.43
€47,133.70
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.44
€20.55
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 94.5% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$110.93
€106.35
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$9,401.30
€9,013.71
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,591.34
€6,319.60
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$292.40
€280.34
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 96.7% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,759.79
€2,646.01
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$29,406.50
€28,194.16
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 88.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.11
€8.73
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.29
€6.03
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.06
€11.56
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$512.44
€491.31
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.39
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 69.5% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$194.39
€186.38
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.16
€72.06
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$203.37
€194.98
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$446.93
€428.50
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
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