Iran vs Israel - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iran Israel
🚶 Cost of living one person
$584
$2120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1462
$4932
🏠 One person rent
$255
$1185
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$1951
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$664
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.9
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$248
$3258
💸 GDP per capita
$4771
$54177
😃 Human freedom index
3.96
7.54
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
64
🌐 English speaking %
12%
85%
🎓 Higher education
79
93
😀 Quality of life
41
84
🏙️ Population
91.6M
9.97M

The average cost of living in Iran ($584) is 72% less expensive than in Israel ($2120). Iran ranked 167th vs 16th for Israel in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Iran compared to 1.5 months in Israel. Ranked 126th and 25th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iran vs Israel

We calculate prices for Iran and Israel as a population-weighted mean of 102 and 67 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.

Iran Israel
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.13
$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.9
$90.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.95
$17.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$9.48
 Cappuccino
$1.14
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$1153
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$963
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$1661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.6
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.8
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.67%
4.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1178
$9722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$693
$7252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.95
$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.92
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.38
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.91
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.55
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$4.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$73.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.82
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$16.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$1082
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1223
$15010

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Israel

City Cost of living Population
Jerusalem
$2447
936K
Tel Aviv
$2492
468K
Haifa
$1840
283K
Petah Tikva
$2124
236K
Bnei Brak
$2286
194K
Rishon LeZion
$2233
250K
Ramat Gan
$2440
159K
Holon
$1937
194K
Beersheba
$1645
209K
Netanya
$2247
217K
Ashkelon
$1850
134K
Rehovot
$1947
133K
Bat Yam
$2040
129K
Beit Shemesh
$1747
119K
Herzliya
$2937
94K
Hadera
$1786
95.7K
Kfar Saba
$2214
101K
Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
97.1K
Afula
$1817
60K
Ra'anana
$2290
74K
Nazareth
$1850
83.4K
Lod
$1998
75.7K
Ramat HaSharon
$1974
46.7K
Rahat
$1879
64.5K
Eilat
$1734
51.9K
Rosh HaAyin
$2153
56.3K
Kiryat Ono
$2135
41.9K
Nahariya
$1775
60K
Kiryat Gat
$2032
55K
Umm al-Fahm
$1954
55.3K