Cost of living comparison
Iran is 73.2% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands.
If you lived in Iran instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
pay 70.4% less for restaurants
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Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Iran
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$3.77
IRR158,509
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
|
pay 82.5% less for groceries
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Iran
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.23
|
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$19.94
|
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.80
|
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.24
IRR10,038
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pay 68.2% less for transportation
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Iran
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
|
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
|
pay 82.3% less for housing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Iran
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.50
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.00
|
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Iran
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.00
|
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,000.00
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
|
pay 80.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Iran
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
|
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.00
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$100.00
|
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
|
pay 43.6% less for clothing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Iran
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$150.00
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
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