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
UAH242.24
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH214.67
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.22
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.36
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 10.6% less for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.59
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH156.96
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH153.40
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.80
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH70.09
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.10
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.59
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.35
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH33.24
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.43
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.87
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 27.0% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH204.34
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH429.86
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,085,558.86
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH160.76
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 23.1% more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH223.14
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,420.58
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,834.55
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,372.18
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 73.9% less for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,354.58
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH216,510.42
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.35
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.92
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH91.47
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH856.45
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH155.03
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,933.29
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,319.54
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,104.43
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,400.50
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
|
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