Iran vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iran Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$630
$1423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$3491
🏠 One person rent
$282
$710
🏘️ Family rent
$591
$1265
🍽️ Food expenses
$201
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.1
$94.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$1686
💸 GDP per capita
$4670
$34776
😃 Human freedom index
4.03
7.95
❤️ Life expectancy
73.9
82.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
24
56
🌐 English speaking %
12%
28.5%
🎓 Higher education
79
92
😀 Quality of life
33
78
🏙️ Population
86.8M
60.3M

The average cost of living in Iran ($630) is 56% less expensive than in Italy ($1423). Iran ranked 148th vs 36th for Italy 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 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 141st and 32nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iran vs Italy

We calculate prices for Iran and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 102 and 148 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 Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.88
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$60.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.59
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$5.17
 Cappuccino
$1.39
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$729
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$746
$1424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$946
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.2
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.08%
4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$4411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$2517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$38.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.4
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.87
$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.62
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$6.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.12
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.19
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.1
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.61
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98
$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.3
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.6
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1343
$10263

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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 Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1697
2.87M
Milan
$2074
1.37M
Turin
$1369
871K
Naples
$1337
966K
Genoa
$1450
559K
Palermo
$1150
668K
Bologna
$1602
393K
Florence
$1619
381K
Bari
$1324
323K
Verona
$1400
257K
Venice
$1438
255K
Catania
$1163
312K
Prato
$1443
193K
Messina
$1122
234K
Padua
$1593
210K
Trieste
$1279
204K
Brescia
$1472
197K
Parma
$1440
196K
Modena
$1550
185K
Reggio Emilia
$1341
172K
Livorno
$1383
158K
Latina
$1049
126K
Foggia
$1136
147K
Rimini
$1466
149K
Perugia
$1056
166K
Taranto
$1121
198K
Ravenna
$1132
159K
Forli
$1523
118K
Monza
$1567
124K
Bergamo
$1302
121K