Iran vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iran United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$630
$2433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$5667
🏠 One person rent
$282
$1552
🏘️ Family rent
$591
$2714
🍽️ Food expenses
$201
$618
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.1
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$4694
💸 GDP per capita
$4670
$76330
😃 Human freedom index
4.03
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
73.9
76.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
24
69
🌐 English speaking %
12%
95.5%
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
33
86
🏙️ Population
86.8M
331M

The average cost of living in Iran ($630) is 74% less expensive than in the United States ($2433). Iran ranked 148th vs 7th for the United States 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 1.9 months in the United States. Ranked 141st and 21st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iran vs the United States

We calculate prices for Iran and the United States as a population-weighted mean of 102 and 2202 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 United States
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.88
$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$73.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.59
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$6.08
 Cappuccino
$1.39
$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$1611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$746
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$2352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.2
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.08%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$4763
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$3852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$4.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.4
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.87
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.62
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.12
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.19
$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.1
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.61
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.3
$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.6
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$1423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1343
$19463

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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 the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4044
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3165
3.9M
Chicago
$2613
2.75M
Houston
$2221
2.3M
San Diego
$3427
1.39M
Phoenix
$2390
1.61M
Dallas
$2497
1.3M
San Jose
$3502
1.01M
Philadelphia
$2422
1.6M
San Francisco
$3729
874K
San Antonio
$2219
1.43M
Austin
$2590
962K
Seattle
$2974
737K
Washington
$3079
690K
Indianapolis
$2129
888K
Charlotte
$2710
875K
Hempstead
$2627
793K
Fort Worth
$2173
919K
Boston
$3345
676K
Jacksonville
$2246
950K
Denver
$2771
716K
Columbus
$2202
906K
Nashville
$2623
689K
Portland
$2579
653K
Louisville
$1918
633K
Atlanta
$2648
499K
Baltimore
$2197
586K
Detroit
$1979
639K
Las Vegas
$2408
642K
El Paso
$1613
679K