A man was killed in Iran on Monday following a quarrel between a customer and a salesman over the price of chicken as soaring food prices cause chaos across society. 

According to the police in Chalus, the murderer was arrested at the scene. He had attacked the salesman with a knife, and he succumbed to his wounds on the way to the hospital. 

The price of chicken has soared across Iran in recent weeks, hitting about 1,000,000 rials – or about $2. An ordinary worker in Iran makes about $5 a day.

In a similar fight in January, another man was killed over the price of meat products. 

Unable to control the inflation and the rising prices, the government usually announces maximum prices for food stuff and goods, but the official figures are so unreal that businesses ignore them and trade with the real market value, leading to conflicts between customers and sales staff.

In recent years, various reports have been published about the increase in the price of meat, and the decrease in consumption of high-protein foods in Iran.

The government of Ebrahim Raisi has promised to deliver meat and chicken to the people at an "approved price", but the government has made many similar promises in the past though failed to deliver.