Cost of living comparison
Iran is 8.7% cheaper than Russia.
If you lived in Iran instead of Russia, you would:
pay 15.9% more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
RUB650.15
|
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.14
RUB413.79
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
RUB79.68
|
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
RUB38.39
|
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
|
Russia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
RUB46.80
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
RUB371.06
|
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
RUB306.84
|
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB120.95
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
RUB165.40
|
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RUB54.10
|
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
RUB55.06
|
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RUB71.27
|
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
RUB88.51
|
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.61
|
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB20.81
|
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
|
pay 29.4% more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.12
RUB211.59
|
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.67
RUB1,764.39
|
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,642.44
RUB2,660,850.94
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.15
RUB414.49
|
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
|
pay 10.0% more for housing
|
Russia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.97
RUB596.68
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.49
RUB30,410.57
|
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.86
RUB21,058.71
|
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.94
RUB6,485.58
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
|
pay 66.7% less for childcare
|
Russia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.09
RUB18,985.04
|
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,074.52
RUB506,805.80
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
|
pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
RUB142.09
|
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
RUB166.86
|
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.10
RUB209.51
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
RUB2,811.85
|
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
RUB396.82
|
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.85
RUB5,178.24
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.92
RUB3,387.83
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.53
RUB7,642.94
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.61
RUB7,551.53
|
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
|
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