Cost of living comparison
Iran is 75.0% more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Iran instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Pakistan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.63
PKR452.81
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.70
PKR1,026.27
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
PKR82.68
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
PKR56.52
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 29.3% more for groceries
|
Pakistan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
PKR150.95
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
PKR686.33
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.74
PKR759.49
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
PKR319.92
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.24
PKR342.95
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
PKR129.12
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
PKR77.56
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR88.98
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR63.59
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
PKR46.40
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
PKR61.12
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 68.3% more for transportation
|
Pakistan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
PKR1,028.56
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.71
PKR1,860.88
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,760.96
PKR5,201,156.19
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.64
PKR1,286.30
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Pakistan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
PKR3,831.70
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.73
PKR24,599.09
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.29
PKR14,496.34
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.51
PKR16,774.13
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 69.0% more for childcare
|
Pakistan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$34.35
PKR9,523.24
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,271.23
PKR352,426.23
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Pakistan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
PKR505.79
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
PKR414.65
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.89
PKR524.15
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.72
PKR3,525.94
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.87
PKR1,073.11
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 91.4% more for clothing
|
Pakistan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.19
PKR3,932.99
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.90
PKR6,070.27
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.34
PKR17,006.72
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.94
PKR8,022.85
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
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