I spent about 450 euros in 3 weeks. It is true that accomodation
sometimes was free (when we were hosted or when we travelled at
night). Anyway, it is incredible how prices are cheap, compared to
our standards. Hotels, food, road and air transport, everything. The
most expensive purchase? The internal flights, and they costed no
more than few dozens of euros.
At the time the exchange rate was approximately 1 euro = 25000 local
currency. Which means that my wallet was always too small to contain
all the banknotes I was given, no matter how little money I changed.
The exchange rate has continued to worsen (for Iranians) since I came
back. Inflation is very high, and the price of most basic goods
(such as bread and chicken) has increased a lot. The economic
crisis is harshly affecting a large part of the population, and that
is the reason of the protest demonstrations that took place in Iran in october. Even our middle
class friends in Teheran, who have decent jobs and houses, felt that
inflation was making them noticeably poorer.
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