Whither Absolute Poverty in Iran?

Statistics show the absolute poverty line for a four-member Iranian family stands at 63.57 million rials ($194) per month in the current fiscal year (March 2022-23). 
This figure is not the same in all parts of the country. For example, it is 120 million rials ($366) in Tehran and 32 million rials ($97) in Sistan-Baluchestan (the lowest in the country). The difference in poverty line is mainly because of the varying costs of housing, food and transportation. 
Studies show one-third of the population has slipped below the poverty line in recent years. Per capita poverty line calculated for the fiscal 2021-22 stood at 16.82 million rials ($51), which figure has worsened by 49% so far to reach 23.45 million rials ($71) in the current fiscal year, the Persian economic daily Donya-e-Eqtesad reported.