Cost of living comparison
Iran is 62.0% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Iran instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 66.4% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Iran
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.85
|
$3.82
IRR161,126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
£6.93
|
$3.47
IRR146,439
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.99
|
$0.78
IRR32,938
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.45
|
$0.81
IRR34,369
|
|
pay 73.4% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Iran
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
£1.70
|
$0.56
IRR23,605
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
£5.44
|
$2.14
IRR90,529
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
£5.98
|
$2.87
IRR121,290
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.60
£4.39
|
$1.18
IRR49,722
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
£4.07
|
$1.67
IRR70,582
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
£2.11
|
$0.49
IRR20,873
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.97
£1.55
|
$0.81
IRR34,072
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
£1.89
|
$0.49
IRR20,707
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
£1.49
|
$0.31
IRR12,922
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.06
|
$0.27
IRR11,340
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.24
IRR10,183
|
|
pay 23.3% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
£5.52
|
$2.31
IRR97,450
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.73
£31.19
|
$11.56
IRR488,028
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,386.35
£23,071.64
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,884,352,630
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.24
£18.24
|
$2.86
IRR120,974
|
|
pay 84.8% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Iran
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.68
£53.92
|
$13.08
IRR552,377
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.05
£1,463.49
|
$363.68
IRR15,356,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,324.39
|
$243.70
IRR10,290,060
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.86
£127.08
|
$12.71
IRR536,517
|
|
pay 93.3% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,460.21
£1,146.43
|
$92.02
IRR3,885,614
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,544.33
£12,989.18
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,562,278
|
|
pay 79.9% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.93
£4.65
|
$0.81
IRR34,373
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
£3.15
|
$1.26
IRR53,335
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.39
£9.73
|
$1.97
IRR83,135
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.68
£62.56
|
$17.74
IRR749,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
£7.55
|
$1.64
IRR69,223
|
|
pay 12.7% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.29
£69.31
|
$34.76
IRR1,467,639
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.10
£27.56
|
$30.88
IRR1,304,106
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.67
£63.33
|
$107.71
IRR4,548,250
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
£60.28
|
$67.95
IRR2,869,223
|
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