Iran vs. Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

Iran is 69.5% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 70.0% less in Iran
Groceries
pay 82.7% less in Iran
Transportation
pay 42.2% less in Iran
Housing
pay 86.9% less in Iran
Childcare
pay 92.4% less in Iran
Entertainment and Sports
pay 78.8% less in Iran
Clothing
pay 33.2% less in Iran

Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Iran.

Iran vs. Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iran instead of Virgin Islands, you would:

pay 70.0% less for restaurants

 
Virgin Islands
Iran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $24.00
 
$3.77
IRR158,537
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.18
 
$3.72
IRR156,540
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.02
 
$0.85
IRR35,765

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pay 82.7% less for groceries

 
Virgin Islands
Iran
Bread
1 loaf
$6.40
 
$0.50
IRR20,954
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.98
 
$2.06
IRR86,721
Milk (1 gallon) $10.27
 
$2.72
IRR114,497

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pay 42.2% less for transportation

 
Virgin Islands
Iran
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.33
 
$2.50
IRR105,234
Monthly public transit pass $100.00
 
$11.01
IRR463,375
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $42,333.33
 
$70,890.26
IRR2,984,480,044

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pay 86.9% less for housing

 
Virgin Islands
Iran
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$96.50
 
$11.98
IRR504,340
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,781.25
 
$337.20
IRR14,196,072
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,389.90
 
$231.30
IRR9,737,893

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pay 92.4% less for childcare

 
Virgin Islands
Iran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $991.67
 
$88.94
IRR3,744,341
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,200.00
 
$1,004.45
IRR42,287,143

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pay 78.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Virgin Islands
Iran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.70
 
$0.81
IRR34,256
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.43
 
$1.24
IRR52,355
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.50
 
$1.96
IRR82,630

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pay 33.2% less for clothing

 
Virgin Islands
Iran
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$78.12
 
$33.35
IRR1,404,230
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.38
 
$29.13
IRR1,226,294
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$98.75
 
$104.63
IRR4,404,965

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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