Cost of living comparison
Iran is 43.1% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Iran instead of Poland, you would:
pay 51.3% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN35.18
|
$3.82
IRR160,621
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.60
|
$3.47
IRR145,980
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
$0.78
IRR32,834
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
$0.81
IRR34,261
|
|
pay 33.7% less for groceries
|
Poland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
$0.56
IRR23,531
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.99
|
$2.14
IRR90,245
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
$2.87
IRR120,909
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
$1.18
IRR49,566
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
$1.67
IRR70,361
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$0.49
IRR20,807
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
$0.81
IRR33,965
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$0.49
IRR20,642
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
$0.31
IRR12,882
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
$0.27
IRR11,305
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
$0.24
IRR10,151
|
|
pay 15.7% less for transportation
|
Poland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.44
|
$2.31
IRR97,144
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN118.58
|
$11.56
IRR486,497
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN122,050.88
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,875,301,671
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.98
|
$2.86
IRR120,595
|
|
pay 48.0% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN59.15
|
$13.08
IRR550,644
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,380.35
|
$363.68
IRR15,308,064
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,933.60
|
$243.70
IRR10,257,770
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN763.85
|
$12.71
IRR534,833
|
|
pay 75.2% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,214.80
|
$92.02
IRR3,873,421
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,929.60
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,406,754
|
|
pay 61.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.80
|
$0.81
IRR34,265
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
$1.26
IRR53,168
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.65
|
$1.97
IRR82,874
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN127.42
|
$17.74
IRR746,777
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.73
|
$1.64
IRR69,006
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN307.42
|
$34.76
IRR1,463,033
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN148.99
|
$30.88
IRR1,300,014
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN328.02
|
$107.71
IRR4,533,978
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN370.08
|
$67.95
IRR2,860,219
|
|
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