Cost of living comparison

Quito, Ecuador

compared to

Rasht, Iran

Rasht vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Rasht is 42.1% cheaper than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 16.9% less in Rasht
Groceries: pay 53.2% less in Rasht
Transportation: pay 2.1% less in Rasht
Housing: pay 62.8% less in Rasht
Childcare: pay 66.5% less in Rasht
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.4% less in Rasht
Clothing: pay 27.6% less in Rasht

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Rasht.

Rasht vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rasht instead of Quito, you would:

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pay 16.9% less for restaurants

	Quito	Rasht
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$4.00 IRR169,000	-20.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$4.50 IRR190,125	-43.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08	$0.44 IRR18,731	-59.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70	$1.08 IRR45,839	+55.0%
Average			-16.9%

Quito vs. Rasht - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.2% less for groceries

	Quito	Rasht
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58	$0.50 IRR21,125	-68.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.12	$1.83 IRR77,272	-55.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.23	$2.17 IRR91,482	-48.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31	$1.26 IRR53,235	-45.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.38	$1.14 IRR48,294	-66.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08	$0.32 IRR13,607	-70.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55	$0.57 IRR24,147	+4.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55	$0.31 IRR13,175	-43.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61	$0.20 IRR8,432	-67.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64	$0.24 IRR10,013	-62.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.18 IRR7,666	-61.4%
Average			-53.2%

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pay 2.1% less for transportation

	Quito	Rasht
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.69	$2.76 IRR116,458	+2.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00	$11.00 IRR464,750	-45.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$42,500.00 IRR1,795,625,000	+112.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$2.90 IRR122,525	-78.5%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 62.8% less for housing

	Quito	Rasht
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.13	$4.00 IRR169,000	-87.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$451.67	$213.33 IRR9,013,333	-52.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$362.50	$203.33 IRR8,590,833	-43.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.45	$10.32 IRR436,169	-67.2%
Average			-62.8%

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pay 66.5% less for childcare

	Quito	Rasht
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$288.89	$123.20 IRR5,205,200	-57.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,190.00	$1,753.32 IRR74,077,693	-75.6%
Average			-66.5%

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pay 65.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Rasht
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50	$0.75 IRR31,688	-70.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.78	$1.51 IRR63,638	-45.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.50	$1.30 IRR54,925	-82.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.27	$21.33 IRR901,333	-42.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$1.00 IRR42,250	-85.7%
Average			-65.4%

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pay 27.6% less for clothing

	Quito	Rasht
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.89	$16.00 IRR676,000	-63.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40	$25.00 IRR1,056,250	-43.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.73	$110.00 IRR4,647,500	+12.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.12	$70.09 IRR2,961,404	-15.7%
Average			-27.6%

Quito vs. Rasht - Cost of clothing

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