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
₱211.24
|
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.18
₱186.57
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
₱42.87
|
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₱23.47
|
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
|
pay 47.2% less for groceries
|
Philippines
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
₱68.57
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
₱198.30
|
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.61
₱388.59
|
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
₱112.88
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₱107.04
|
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
₱78.30
|
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
₱37.56
|
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
₱67.12
|
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
₱39.58
|
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱57.16
|
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
₱70.94
|
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
|
pay 33.4% more for transportation
|
Philippines
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
₱248.10
|
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.49
₱675.07
|
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,375.77
₱1,549,424.62
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱158.55
|
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
|
pay 14.5% less for housing
|
Philippines
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.28
₱1,720.20
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.58
₱14,250.45
|
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.31
₱9,241.24
|
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.80
₱4,805.57
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
|
Philippines
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.07
₱9,697.16
|
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,295.45
₱311,077.00
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
|
pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Philippines
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₱72.28
|
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
₱128.49
|
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
₱150.70
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.66
₱1,742.15
|
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.28
₱310.18
|
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
|
pay 22.6% more for clothing
|
Philippines
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.44
₱2,081.79
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.98
₱1,350.01
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.92
₱3,813.39
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.53
₱3,555.79
|
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
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