India vs Iran - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Iran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$441
$630
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1116
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$182
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$169
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$677
$216
💸 GDP per capita
$2411
$4670
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
4.03
❤️ Life expectancy
67.2
73.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
24
🌐 English speaking %
10.6%
12%
🎓 Higher education
74
79
😀 Quality of life
44
33
🏙️ Population
1.33B
86.8M

The average cost of living in India ($441) is 30% less expensive than in Iran ($630). India ranked 191st vs 148th 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 1.5 months in India compared to 0.3 months in Iran. Ranked 109th and 141st 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
$3.03
$3.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.82
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$746
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$16.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$25.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.56
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
22.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2187
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1082
$949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$3.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$3.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$4.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$0.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.97
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$8.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.73
$1.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$98
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.92
$16.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2011
$1343

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$484
26.5M
Bangalore
$585
12.3M
Mumbai
$706
15.4M
Chennai
$434
10.3M
Hyderabad
$470
9.31M
Pune
$510
5.95M
Ahmedabad
$505
7.65M
Surat
$809
5.94M
Kolkata
$399
4.5M
Lucknow
$374
3.38M
Jaipur
$392
3.07M
Kanpur
$301
3.81M
Visakhapatnam
$422
2.04M
Thane
$482
1.89M
Nagpur
$409
2.41M
Mirzapur
$363
2.5M
Ghaziabad
$423
2.38M
Kalyan
$391
1.25M
Gurgaon
$522
877K
Navi Mumbai
$457
1.12M
Indore
$390
1.99M
Vadodara
$399
2.07M
Mysore
$321
1.26M
Jamshedpur
$328
1.56M
Agra
$361
1.59M
Madurai
$309
1.56M
Nashik
$377
1.49M
Bhopal
$334
1.8M
Meerut
$362
1.31M
Bilaspur
$354
1.63M

In Iran

City Cost of living Population
Tehran
$700
8.69M
Tabriz
$1148
1.56M
Mashhad
$532
3M
Isfahan
$599
1.96M
Ahvaz
$559
1.18M
Karaj
$693
1.59M
Shiraz
$606
1.57M
Kermanshah
$827
946K
Qom
$454
1.2M
Kashan
$561
304K
Rasht
$530
680K
Urmia
$461
736K
Arak
$456
521K
Yazd
$575
530K
Qazvin
$595
403K
Bandar Abbas
$758
527K
Hamadan
$656
554K
Sari
$640
347K
Eslamshahr
$655
448K
Kerman
$457
538K
Zanjan
$451
433K
Sanandaj
$426
413K
Abadan
$543
231K
Qods
$655
310K
Shahriar
$653
310K
Zahedan
$822
588K
Malard
$654
281K
Ray
$653
250K
Khorramabad
$550
373K
Golestan
$655
240K