Iran vs South Africa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iran South Africa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$584
$1016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1462
$2301
🏠 One person rent
$255
$520
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.9
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$248
$1121
💸 GDP per capita
$4771
$6253
😃 Human freedom index
3.96
7.1
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
66.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
41
🌐 English speaking %
12%
31%
🎓 Higher education
79
82
😀 Quality of life
41
40
🏙️ Population
91.6M
64M

The average cost of living in Iran ($584) is 42% less expensive than in South Africa ($1016). Iran ranked 167th vs 94th for South Africa 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 1.1 months in South Africa. Ranked 126th and 128th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iran vs South Africa

We calculate prices for Iran and South Africa as a population-weighted mean of 102 and 36 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 South Africa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.13
$9.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.9
$37.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.95
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$1.14
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.6
$75.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.8
$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.67%
11.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1178
$1209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$693
$891
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.95
$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.92
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$5.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.38
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.91
$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.55
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.82
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$29.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$6.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1223
$4714

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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 South Africa

City Cost of living Population
Johannesburg
$1082
4.43M
Soweto
$984
1.27M
Cape Town
$1231
3.78M
Pretoria
$975
742K
Pietermaritzburg
$705
839K
Rustenburg
$940
550K
Durban
$892
595K
Centurion
$892
237K
Sandton
$984
222K
Randburg
$890
337K
East London
$784
267K
Kimberley
$861
225K
Benoni
$826
159K
George
$857
157K
Klerksdorp
$762
187K
Springs
$740
122K
Kroonstad
$808
169K
Paarl
$1243
112K
Potchefstroom
$731
149K
Vereeniging
$706
99K
Middelburg
$830
87.3K
Makhanda
$814
67.3K
Uitenhage
$946
104K
Worcester
$666
97.1K
Vanderbijlpark
$799
95.8K
Port Elizabeth
$1005
312K
Upington
$746
121K
Mthatha
$901
96.1K
Bloemfontein
$698
256K
Komani
$988
68.9K