Cost of living comparison
Finland is 3.6 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Finland instead of Iran, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Iran
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,506
|
$13.85
€12.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR145,876
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,811
|
$2.57
€2.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,237
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Iran
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,514
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,180
|
$3.73
€3.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,823
|
$4.21
€3.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,531
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,310
|
$5.06
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,792
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,941
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,628
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,873
|
$1.65
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,296
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,143
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,075
|
$7.87
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,150
|
$60.62
€55.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,873,252,398
|
$30,056.21
€27,626.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,509
|
$18.81
€17.29
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Iran
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,251
|
$22.06
€20.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,297,154
|
$746.03
€685.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,250,459
|
$620.54
€570.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,452
|
$99.79
€91.72
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,870,660
|
$310.89
€285.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,371,541
|
$7,564.54
€6,952.94
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,241
|
$7.16
€6.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,130
|
$4.25
€3.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,815
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,245
|
$43.05
€39.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR68,956
|
$15.48
€14.23
|
|
pay 40.5% more for clothing
Iran
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,461,991
|
$76.46
€70.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,087
|
$32.66
€30.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,530,746
|
$83.52
€76.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,858,181
|
$107.88
€99.15
|
|
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