Cost of living comparison
Iran is 2.8% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Iran instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 36.0% more for restaurants
|
Tajikistan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS59.76
|
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.97
TJS84.88
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TJS6.31
|
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS2.99
|
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
|
Tajikistan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.08
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.55
|
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.43
|
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
TJS15.70
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.06
|
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.79
|
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TJS9.36
|
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.63
|
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TJS3.84
|
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TJS3.14
|
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TJS2.20
|
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
|
pay 90.4% more for transportation
|
Tajikistan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS33.93
|
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS214,147.97
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.11
TJS33.12
|
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
|
pay 30.7% less for housing
|
Tajikistan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS254.99
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.06
TJS3,886.82
|
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$230.24
TJS2,451.44
|
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.90
TJS382.19
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
|
pay 53.3% less for childcare
|
Tajikistan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,135.48
|
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,076.23
TJS107,283.15
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
|
pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tajikistan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS11.95
|
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
TJS17.18
|
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS24.90
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.25
TJS322.05
|
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
|
pay 30.7% more for clothing
|
Tajikistan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.79
TJS263.95
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS384.47
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS816.75
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.36
TJS408.38
|
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
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