Cost of living comparison
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
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pay 92.4% less in Iran
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 78.8% less in Iran
- Clothing
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pay 33.2% less in Iran
Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Iran.
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
IRR158,490
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.18
|
$3.72
IRR156,493
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
|
$0.85
IRR35,754
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$0.81
IRR33,897
|
|
pay 82.7% less for groceries
|
Virgin Islands
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.40
|
$0.50
IRR20,948
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.98
|
$2.06
IRR86,695
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.27
|
$2.72
IRR114,463
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
|
$1.20
IRR50,699
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.70
|
$1.58
IRR66,675
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.78
|
$0.47
IRR19,616
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$0.75
IRR31,691
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
|
$0.49
IRR20,437
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
$0.30
IRR12,798
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.26
IRR10,892
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.47
|
$0.24
IRR10,037
|
|
pay 42.2% less for transportation
|
Virgin Islands
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$2.50
IRR105,203
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$11.01
IRR463,237
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,333.33
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,593,915
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$52.43
|
$2.96
IRR124,748
|
|
pay 86.9% less for housing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.50
|
$11.98
IRR504,190
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,781.25
|
$337.20
IRR14,191,857
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,389.90
|
$231.30
IRR9,735,002
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.22
|
$12.31
IRR518,136
|
|
pay 92.4% less for childcare
|
Virgin Islands
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$991.67
|
$88.94
IRR3,743,229
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,274,587
|
|
pay 78.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Virgin Islands
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.70
|
$0.81
IRR34,246
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.43
|
$1.24
IRR52,340
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
|
$1.96
IRR82,606
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$109.33
|
$17.71
IRR745,358
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.67
|
$1.59
IRR66,809
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,813
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.38
|
$29.13
IRR1,225,930
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.75
|
$104.63
IRR4,403,657
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
|
$65.71
IRR2,765,569
|
|
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