Cost of living comparison
Iran is 4.3% cheaper than Ukraine.
If you lived in Iran instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 22.4% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH240.26
|
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH212.91
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.03
|
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.22
|
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
|
pay 10.6% less for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.39
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH155.68
|
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.15
|
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.26
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.52
|
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.00
|
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.37
|
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.12
|
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH32.96
|
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.36
|
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.77
|
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
|
pay 27.0% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH202.67
|
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH426.34
|
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,076,681.25
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH159.45
|
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
|
pay 23.1% more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH221.31
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,327.18
|
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,770.48
|
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,352.79
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
|
pay 73.9% less for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,261.72
|
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH214,739.82
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.03
|
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.57
|
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH90.72
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH849.45
|
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH153.76
|
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,917.48
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,308.75
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,079.04
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,372.69
|
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
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