Cost of living comparison
Iran is 10.9% cheaper than Philippines.
If you lived in Iran instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 34.9% more for restaurants
|
Philippines
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.60
₱210.88
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.18
₱186.25
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
₱42.80
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₱23.43
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 47.2% less for groceries
|
Philippines
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
₱68.46
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
₱197.96
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.61
₱387.92
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
₱112.69
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₱106.86
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
₱78.16
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
₱37.50
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
₱67.01
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
₱39.52
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱57.06
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
₱70.82
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 33.4% more for transportation
|
Philippines
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
₱247.68
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.49
₱673.92
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,375.77
₱1,546,780.42
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱158.28
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 14.5% less for housing
|
Philippines
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.28
₱1,717.26
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.58
₱14,226.13
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.31
₱9,225.47
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.80
₱4,797.37
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
|
Philippines
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.07
₱9,680.61
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,295.45
₱310,546.12
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Philippines
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₱72.16
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
₱128.28
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
₱150.44
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.66
₱1,739.17
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.28
₱309.65
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 22.6% more for clothing
|
Philippines
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.44
₱2,078.24
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.98
₱1,347.71
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.92
₱3,806.88
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.53
₱3,549.72
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
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