Cost of living comparison
Iran is 22.5% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Iran instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 56.8% more for restaurants
|
Uganda
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.48
UGX34,892
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
UGX1,633
|
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,150
|
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
|
pay 33.2% less for groceries
|
Uganda
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,759
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.81
UGX6,646
|
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.58
UGX9,480
|
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UGX5,832
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
UGX7,965
|
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,549
|
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
UGX2,506
|
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
UGX3,064
|
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,574
|
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,470
|
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UGX3,100
|
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Uganda
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,516
|
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.35
UGX166,927
|
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,827.16
UGX32,494,314
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
|
pay 27.6% less for housing
|
Uganda
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.62
UGX259,955
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.59
UGX1,121,232
|
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.77
UGX694,878
|
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.44
UGX115,748
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
|
pay 53.2% less for childcare
|
Uganda
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.15
UGX464,363
|
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,345.68
UGX15,997,201
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
|
pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uganda
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
UGX4,999
|
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
UGX10,044
|
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
UGX10,248
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.08
UGX173,303
|
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
UGX21,496
|
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Uganda
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.35
UGX56,490
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.24
UGX48,741
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.20
UGX122,201
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.10
UGX184,412
|
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
|
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