Cost of living comparison
Iran is 3.6% cheaper than Ukraine.
If you lived in Iran instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 16.2% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH228.23
|
$3.82
IRR160,621
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH208.17
|
$3.47
IRR145,980
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH25.00
|
$0.78
IRR32,834
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.94
|
$0.81
IRR34,261
|
|
pay 9.6% less for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.41
|
$0.56
IRR23,531
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH157.46
|
$2.14
IRR90,245
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH150.94
|
$2.87
IRR120,909
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH70.93
|
$1.18
IRR49,566
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH70.81
|
$1.67
IRR70,361
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.07
|
$0.49
IRR20,807
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.48
|
$0.81
IRR33,965
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.82
|
$0.49
IRR20,642
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH34.08
|
$0.31
IRR12,882
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.80
|
$0.27
IRR11,305
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.61
|
$0.24
IRR10,151
|
|
pay 21.6% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH209.64
|
$2.31
IRR97,144
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH418.49
|
$11.56
IRR486,497
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,110,997.31
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,875,301,671
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH161.27
|
$2.86
IRR120,595
|
|
pay 28.7% more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH229.45
|
$13.08
IRR550,644
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,577.26
|
$363.68
IRR15,308,064
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,822.22
|
$243.70
IRR10,257,770
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,471.51
|
$12.71
IRR534,833
|
|
pay 66.8% less for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,946.49
|
$92.02
IRR3,873,421
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH171,978.27
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,406,754
|
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH42.21
|
$0.81
IRR34,265
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH45.15
|
$1.26
IRR53,168
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH87.47
|
$1.97
IRR82,874
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH856.49
|
$17.74
IRR746,777
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH152.21
|
$1.64
IRR69,006
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,959.60
|
$34.76
IRR1,463,033
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,281.30
|
$30.88
IRR1,300,014
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,968.26
|
$107.71
IRR4,533,978
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,446.61
|
$67.95
IRR2,860,219
|
|
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