Cost of living comparison

 Yerevan, Armenia
compared to
 Shiraz, Iran
Shiraz vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary
Shiraz vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Shiraz instead of Yerevan, you would:

pay 17.8% more for restaurants

 
Yerevan
Shiraz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.57
AMD4,440.71
$3.50
IRR147,875
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.00
AMD3,453.88
$3.50
IRR147,875
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.99
AMD381.02
$2.66
IRR112,353

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pay 39.5% less for groceries

 
Yerevan
Shiraz
Bread
1 loaf
$0.86
AMD331.29
$0.44
IRR18,732
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.04
AMD1,548.16
$1.52
IRR64,134
Milk (1 gallon) $6.24
AMD2,394.08
$2.72
IRR114,832

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pay 11.0% less for transportation

 
Yerevan
Shiraz
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.29
AMD2,030.12
$2.68
IRR113,428
Monthly public transit pass $12.86
AMD4,934.12
$2.36
IRR99,882
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,864.95
AMD11,841,890.59
$75,000.00
IRR3,168,750,000

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pay 62.7% less for housing

 
Yerevan
Shiraz
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$22.21
AMD8,522.81
$13.91
IRR587,754
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $931.30
AMD357,309.39
$272.92
IRR11,530,846
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $625.77
AMD240,086.85
$186.88
IRR7,895,677

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pay 67.6% less for childcare

 
Yerevan
Shiraz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $374.24
AMD143,582.92
$153.33
IRR6,478,333
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,037.50
AMD3,467,399.97
$2,148.62
IRR90,779,236

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pay 57.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Yerevan
Shiraz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.06
AMD789.46
$0.94
IRR39,788
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.76
AMD1,443.46
$1.75
IRR73,894
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.57
AMD986.82
$2.10
IRR88,725

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pay 57.9% less for clothing

 
Yerevan
Shiraz
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$111.12
AMD42,632.23
$23.75
IRR1,003,438
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$63.96
AMD24,537.74
$22.50
IRR950,625
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$139.93
AMD53,685.10
$80.00
IRR3,380,000

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