Cost of living comparison
Iran is 6.0% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Iran instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 48.0% more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
TZS6,869.56
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.96
TZS14,099.13
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TZS1,470.88
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
TZS723.46
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 16.3% less for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
TZS1,710.44
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
TZS8,972.27
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TZS10,701.82
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TZS3,983.17
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
TZS5,553.61
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
TZS2,634.70
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS905.31
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
TZS814.95
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS836.26
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS719.07
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
TZS1,187.36
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 47.5% more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS10,124.39
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.55
TZS46,237.45
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,823.72
TZS37,430,316.84
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.76
TZS25,463.18
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 33.8% less for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.94
TZS141,794.85
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.33
TZS684,406.40
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.84
TZS560,223.56
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.01
TZS94,631.14
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 73.0% less for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$236.03
TZS558,329.75
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,186.60
TZS14,634,138.23
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
TZS2,774.25
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TZS5,111.81
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,238.43
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.39
TZS86,079.24
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
TZS13,430.88
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.43
TZS27,045.24
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
TZS51,466.69
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.14
TZS106,786.49
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.53
TZS91,138.10
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
|
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