India vs Iran - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Iran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$425
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1001
$1447
🏠 One person rent
$172
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$425
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$26.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$383
$247
💸 GDP per capita
$2695
$5190
😃 Human freedom index
6.26
3.78
❤️ Life expectancy
72
77.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
23
🌐 English speaking %
15.8%
12%
🎓 Higher education
73
79
😀 Quality of life
46
41
🏙️ Population
1.45B
91.6M

The average cost of living in India ($425) is 26% less expensive than in Iran ($575). India ranked 192nd vs 170th 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 0.9 months in India compared to 0.4 months in Iran. Ranked 111th and 130th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs Iran

We calculate prices for India and Iran as a population-weighted mean of 220 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.

India Iran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$3.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.94
$3.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$300
$446
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$13.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$20.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.68
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
23.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$1131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$889
$659
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$9.42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$3.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.98
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$9.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.63
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.1
$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$1.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.7
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.6
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.2
$84.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2121
$1409

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$507
26.5M
Mumbai
$733
15.4M
Bangalore
$523
12.3M
Hyderabad
$462
9.31M
Ahmedabad
$437
7.65M
Pune
$502
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Surat
$693
5.94M
Kolkata
$364
4.5M
Lucknow
$340
3.38M
Kanpur
$314
3.07M
Thane
$475
1.89M
Jaipur
$382
3.07M
Ghaziabad
$382
2.38M
Faridabad
$362
1.4M
Vadodara
$382
2.07M
Nagpur
$548
2.41M
Agra
$375
1.59M
Vasai
$294
1.22M
Nashik
$346
1.49M
Navi Mumbai
$504
1.12M
Allahabad
$300
1.54M
Kalyan
$379
1.25M
Bhopal
$360
1.8M
Meerut
$337
1.31M
Mysore
$349
1.27M
Indore
$355
1.99M
Aurangabad
$344
1.18M
Ludhiana
$414
1.62M
Jodhpur
$330
1.51M

In Iran

City Cost of living Population
Tehran
$639
8.69M
Mashhad
$498
3M
Isfahan
$500
1.96M
Karaj
$696
1.59M
Shiraz
$565
1.57M
Tabriz
$508
1.56M
Ahvaz
$571
1.18M
Kermanshah
$946
947K
Qom
$455
1.2M
Arak
$542
521K
Qazvin
$586
403K
Zanjan
$425
431K
Rasht
$461
680K
Ardabil
$813
529K
Urmia
$503
736K
Yazd
$565
530K
Hamadan
$428
554K
Zahedan
$813
588K
Sari
$635
310K
Eslamshahr
$602
448K
Kerman
$761
538K
Sanandaj
$434
413K
Khorramabad
$546
373K
Abadan
$556
231K
Bandar Abbas
$635
527K
Dezful
$574
265K
Shahriar
$627
310K
Qods
$631
310K
Gorgan
$659
351K
Kashan
$516
304K