Cost of living comparison
Iran is 43.9% cheaper than Poland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.8% less in Iran
- Groceries
-
pay 37.2% less in Iran
- Transportation
-
pay 11.6% less in Iran
- Housing
-
pay 51.4% less in Iran
- Childcare
-
pay 77.7% less in Iran
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 62.2% less in Iran
- Clothing
-
pay 16.1% less in Iran
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Iran.
If you lived in Iran instead of Poland, you would:
pay 50.8% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
PLN34.17
|
$3.77
IRR158,537
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN28.85
|
$3.72
IRR156,540
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN6.70
|
$0.85
IRR35,765
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.52
|
$0.81
IRR33,907
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
|
Poland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.56
|
$0.50
IRR20,954
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN16.58
|
$2.06
IRR86,721
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN13.79
|
$2.72
IRR114,497
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN11.27
|
$1.20
IRR50,714
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN10.37
|
$1.58
IRR66,694
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.65
|
$0.47
IRR19,622
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.75
|
$0.75
IRR31,701
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN2.91
|
$0.49
IRR20,443
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.18
|
$0.30
IRR12,802
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.41
|
$0.26
IRR10,895
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN1.88
|
$0.24
IRR10,040
|
|
pay 11.6% less for transportation
|
Poland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN23.37
|
$2.50
IRR105,234
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN109.06
|
$11.01
IRR463,375
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN115,918.29
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,984,480,044
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN29.79
|
$2.96
IRR124,785
|
|
pay 51.4% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN55.45
|
$11.98
IRR504,340
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,317.36
|
$337.20
IRR14,196,072
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,841.16
|
$231.30
IRR9,737,893
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN708.38
|
$12.31
IRR518,290
|
|
pay 77.7% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,224.36
|
$88.94
IRR3,744,341
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN23,140.92
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,287,143
|
|
pay 62.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.01
|
$0.81
IRR34,256
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN11.72
|
$1.24
IRR52,355
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN17.50
|
$1.96
IRR82,630
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN125.21
|
$17.71
IRR745,579
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN24.90
|
$1.59
IRR66,829
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN291.15
|
$33.35
IRR1,404,230
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN135.72
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,294
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN301.40
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,965
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN335.78
|
$65.71
IRR2,766,390
|
|
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