Iran vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iran Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$630
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$282
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$591
$594
🍽️ Food expenses
$201
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.1
$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$632
💸 GDP per capita
$4670
$15271
😃 Human freedom index
4.03
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
73.9
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
24
26
🌐 English speaking %
12%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
79
85
😀 Quality of life
33
44
🏙️ Population
86.8M
147M

The average cost of living in Iran ($630) is 3% less expensive than in Russia ($652). Iran ranked 148th vs 143rd for Russia 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 months in Russia. Ranked 141st and 107th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iran vs Russia

We calculate prices for Iran and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 102 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.88
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.59
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$1.39
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$746
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.2
$80.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.08%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$1510
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$5.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.4
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.87
$6.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.62
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.12
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.19
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.1
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.61
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.3
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.6
$63.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1343
$6135

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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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1021
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$811
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$676
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$657
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1.25M
Kazan
$646
1.24M
Rostov-on-Don
$601
1.14M
Ufa
$547
1.12M
Chelyabinsk
$467
1.2M
Samara
$623
1.17M
Krasnoyarsk
$634
1.08M
Voronezh
$420
1.05M
Krasnodar
$553
949K
Omsk
$402
1.17M
Perm
$537
1.05M
Tyumen
$636
745K
Volgograd
$505
1M
Saratov
$513
845K
Sevastopol
$628
522K
Surgut
$614
396K
Vladivostok
$765
597K
Kemerovo
$487
559K
Khabarovsk
$623
616K
Balashikha
$645
468K
Irkutsk
$607
624K
Izhevsk
$567
646K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
534K
Yaroslavl
$496
601K
Orenburg
$494
565K
Yakutsk
$696
312K