Cost of living comparison
Iran is 50.5% cheaper than Portugal overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 51.1% less in Iran
- Groceries
-
pay 48.2% less in Iran
- Transportation
-
pay 19.6% less in Iran
- Housing
-
pay 72.0% less in Iran
- Childcare
-
pay 85.2% less in Iran
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 59.6% less in Iran
- Clothing
-
pay 17.6% less in Iran
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Iran.
If you lived in Iran instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 51.1% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.98
|
$3.77
IRR158,537
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€8.16
|
$3.72
IRR156,540
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.62
|
$0.85
IRR35,765
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.16
|
$0.81
IRR33,907
|
|
pay 48.2% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.30
|
$0.50
IRR20,954
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.91
|
$2.06
IRR86,721
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.68
|
$2.72
IRR114,497
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.79
|
$1.20
IRR50,714
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.15
|
$1.58
IRR66,694
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.96
|
$0.47
IRR19,622
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$0.75
IRR31,701
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.74
|
$0.49
IRR20,443
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.02
|
$0.30
IRR12,802
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.66
|
$0.26
IRR10,895
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.24
IRR10,040
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.58
|
$2.50
IRR105,234
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€36.82
|
$11.01
IRR463,375
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€30,109.75
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,984,480,044
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€10.48
|
$2.96
IRR124,785
|
|
pay 72.0% less for housing
Portugal
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€39.12
|
$11.98
IRR504,340
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€873.45
|
$337.20
IRR14,196,072
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€710.59
|
$231.30
IRR9,737,893
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€88.30
|
$12.31
IRR518,290
|
|
pay 85.2% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€441.71
|
$88.94
IRR3,744,341
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,748.05
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,287,143
|
|
pay 59.6% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.16
|
$0.81
IRR34,256
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.79
|
$1.24
IRR52,355
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.50
|
$1.96
IRR82,630
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€39.75
|
$17.71
IRR745,579
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.61
|
$1.59
IRR66,829
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€75.56
|
$33.35
IRR1,404,230
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€32.73
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,294
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€77.82
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,965
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€91.02
|
$65.71
IRR2,766,390
|
|
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