France vs Iran - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Iran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1728
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4068
$1462
🏠 One person rent
$903
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$1546
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$27.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2825
$248
💸 GDP per capita
$46150
$4771
😃 Human freedom index
8.21
3.96
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
77.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
23
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
12%
🎓 Higher education
86
79
😀 Quality of life
85
41
🏙️ Population
68.5M
91.6M

The average cost of living in France ($1728) is 196% more expensive than in Iran ($584). France ranked 27th vs 167th for Iran in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in France compared to 0.4 months in Iran. Ranked 23rd and 126th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in France vs Iran

We calculate prices for France and Iran as a population-weighted mean of 151 and 102 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

France Iran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$4.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.2
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$3.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.06
$0.79
 Cappuccino
$3.8
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$885
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$703
$212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1406
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$13.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$21
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.63%
23.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6278
$1178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4604
$693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$9.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.5
$2.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.8
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$1.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$723
$89.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11969
$1223

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2517
2.15M
Marseille
$1733
877K
Lyon
$1693
521K
Toulouse
$1657
512K
Nice
$1884
354K
Montpellier
$1593
307K
Strasbourg
$1620
292K
Nantes
$1574
325K
Lille
$1651
239K
Bordeaux
$1680
265K
Rennes
$1469
228K
Amiens
$1300
135K
Villeurbanne
$1638
162K
Angers
$1715
158K
Grenoble
$1525
156K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
120K
Le Mans
$1344
145K
Saint-Etienne
$1239
173K
Toulon
$1478
181K
Reims
$1486
178K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1472
148K
Orleans
$1335
116K
Saint-Denis
$1932
115K
Dijon
$1483
160K
Nimes
$1340
150K
Brest
$1202
141K
Le Havre
$1256
166K
Metz
$1526
122K
Argenteuil
$1942
107K
Tours
$1286
139K

In Iran

City Cost of living Population
Tehran
$684
8.69M
Mashhad
$503
3M
Isfahan
$501
1.96M
Karaj
$704
1.59M
Shiraz
$553
1.57M
Tabriz
$511
1.56M
Ahvaz
$571
1.18M
Kermanshah
$946
947K
Qom
$448
1.2M
Arak
$538
521K
Qazvin
$582
403K
Zanjan
$426
431K
Rasht
$472
680K
Yazd
$545
530K
Urmia
$504
736K
Ardabil
$809
529K
Hamadan
$430
554K
Sari
$643
310K
Eslamshahr
$623
448K
Khorramabad
$540
373K
Kerman
$761
538K
Sanandaj
$434
413K
Zahedan
$808
588K
Bandar Abbas
$632
527K
Dezful
$566
265K
Abadan
$549
231K
Shahriar
$635
310K
Kashan
$515
304K
Gorgan
$658
351K
Qods
$638
310K