Iran vs Israel - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iran Israel
🚶 Cost of living one person
$630
$1838
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$4360
🏠 One person rent
$282
$1024
🏘️ Family rent
$591
$1771
🍽️ Food expenses
$201
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.1
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$2644
💸 GDP per capita
$4670
$54931
😃 Human freedom index
4.03
7.43
❤️ Life expectancy
73.9
82.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
24
62
🌐 English speaking %
12%
85%
🎓 Higher education
79
93
😀 Quality of life
33
82
🏙️ Population
86.8M
9.19M

The average cost of living in Iran ($630) is 66% less expensive than in Israel ($1838). Iran ranked 148th vs 21st 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 0.3 months in Iran compared to 1.4 months in Israel. Ranked 141st 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
$3.88
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$76.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.59
$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$8.19
 Cappuccino
$1.39
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$1019
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$823
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$746
$1786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.2
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.08%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$8428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$6734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.4
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.87
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.62
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.12
$8.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.19
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$3.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.1
$67
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.61
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.3
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.6
$91
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1343
$11774

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Israel

City Cost of living Population
Jerusalem
$1948
936K
Tel Aviv
$2259
452K
Haifa
$1567
285K
Petah Tikva
$1871
236K
Rishon LeZion
$2010
250K
Holon
$1776
194K
Bnei Brak
$2050
194K
Netanya
$1962
217K
Beersheba
$1523
209K
Herzliya
$2149
94K
Ramat Gan
$2212
159K
Bat Yam
$1871
129K
Rehovot
$1701
133K
Beit Shemesh
$1366
119K
Ashkelon
$1499
134K
Kfar Saba
$1920
101K
Hadera
$1593
95.7K
Nazareth
$1689
83.4K
Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
97.1K
Ra'anana
$1939
74K
Givatayim
$2113
59.5K
Afula
$1660
60K
Ramat HaSharon
$1718
46.7K
Rahat
$1687
64.5K
Rosh HaAyin
$1885
56.3K
Umm al-Fahm
$1728
55.3K
Nahariya
$1570
60K
Lod
$1752
75.7K
Kiryat Gat
$1825
55K
Hod HaSharon
$2010
56.7K