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Cost of living and expenses in Iran
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Iran?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Iran, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Iran
(The last update: today)
Currency in Iran Iranian rial (IRR). For 10 US dollars you can get 423 thousand Iranian rials. For 100 US dollars you can get 4.23 million Iranian rials. And the other way around: For 100 Iranian rials you can get 0.00237 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Iran
What are the different prices in the cities in Iran? Look here: Prices in cities in Iran
Prices: Ahvaz Arak Karaj Kerman Mashhad Qom Rasht Shiraz Tabriz Tehran
fees
$15.8 ($10 - $35)
92% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$9.6 ($5 - $30)
86% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$30 ($10 - $87)
by half less than in United States
average earnings
$226
95% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$343 ($200 - $800)
81% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$461 ($220 - $1K)
81% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Iran:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.27 (IRR 11.4K)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $13.1 (IRR 553K)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $0.61 (IRR 25.6K)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $70K (IRR 2.96B)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $343 (IRR 14.5M)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $222 (IRR 9.39M)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $706 (IRR 29.8M)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $461 (IRR 19.5M)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $15.8 (IRR 668K)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $9.6 (IRR 406K)
- numb_34 $2.3 (IRR 95.8K)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $30 (IRR 1.25M)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $29 (IRR 1.21M)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $118 (IRR 5.01M)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $66 (IRR 2.8M)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $63.1K (IRR 2.67B)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $104 (IRR 4.39M)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $1.48K (IRR 62.4M)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $1.25K (IRR 52.9M)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $879 (IRR 37.1M)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $226 (IRR 9.55M)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 22%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $0.5 (IRR 21.1K)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $0.3 (IRR 12.7K)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $2.4 (IRR 99.9K)
Price changes in previous years in Iran
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2010: $1.78K(IRR 75M), 2011: $2.55K(IRR 108M), 2012: $2.48K(IRR 105M), 2013: $2.6K(IRR 110M), 2014: $2.08K(IRR 88.1M), 2015: $1.81K(IRR 76.3M), 2016: $1.73K(IRR 73M), 2017: $1.77K(IRR 74.7M), and 2018: $2.03K(IRR 86M)
Have earnings increased in Iran?
See the average salary in previous years in 2010: $708(IRR 29.9M), 2011: $745(IRR 31.5M), 2012: $547(IRR 23.1M), 2013: $411(IRR 17.4M), 2014: $440(IRR 18.6M), 2015: $472(IRR 20M), 2016: $483(IRR 20.4M), 2017: $526(IRR 22.2M), and 2018: $469(IRR 19.8M)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2010: $79(IRR 3.35M), 2011: $85(IRR 3.59M), 2012: $66(IRR 2.77M), 2013: $48(IRR 2.02M), 2014: $47(IRR 2M), 2015: $31(IRR 1.32M), 2016: $36(IRR 1.51M), 2017: $36(IRR 1.52M), and 2018: $33(IRR 1.38M)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2010: $25(IRR 1.04M), 2011: $35(IRR 1.47M), 2012: $43(IRR 1.81M), 2013: $58(IRR 2.45M), 2014: $62(IRR 2.62M), 2015: $66(IRR 2.79M), 2016: $83(IRR 3.51M), 2017: $57(IRR 2.43M), and 2018: $29(IRR 1.2M)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Iran in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2010: $68(IRR 2.85M), 2011: $77(IRR 3.26M), 2012: $77(IRR 3.25M), 2013: $59(IRR 2.48M), 2014: $52(IRR 2.22M), 2015: $48(IRR 2.02M), 2016: $47(IRR 2.01M), 2017: $48(IRR 2.04M), and 2018: $46(IRR 1.95M)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
cheese
$3.8 ($2 - $10.2)
71% is less expensive than in United States
coffee
$1.3 ($0.5 - $3.2)
75% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$30 ($10 - $87)
by half less than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$461 ($220 - $1K)
81% is less expensive than in United States
bananas
$1.5 ($1 - $2.5)
12% is less expensive than in United States
bottle of water
$0.78 ($0.32 - $1.4)
62% is less expensive than in United States