Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 8.6 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Iran, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
Iran
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,554
|
$25.29
CHF22.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR145,919
|
$16.39
CHF14.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,821
|
$4.49
CHF4.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,247
|
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for groceries
Iran
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,521
|
$3.46
CHF3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,207
|
$12.71
CHF11.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,859
|
$6.96
CHF6.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,545
|
$6.50
CHF5.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,331
|
$12.35
CHF11.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,799
|
$1.53
CHF1.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,951
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,634
|
$1.26
CHF1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,876
|
$2.51
CHF2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,300
|
$1.07
CHF0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,146
|
$1.03
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,104
|
$7.75
CHF7.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,295
|
$108.37
CHF98.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,874,106,262
|
$35,253.06
CHF31,956.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,545
|
$41.64
CHF37.75
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for housing
Iran
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,415
|
$52.30
CHF47.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,301,700
|
$1,574.30
CHF1,427.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,253,505
|
$1,317.64
CHF1,194.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,611
|
$173.73
CHF157.49
|
|
pay 26.8 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,871,811
|
$2,462.28
CHF2,232.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,386,213
|
$31,407.01
CHF28,470.45
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,251
|
$7.36
CHF6.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,145
|
$5.23
CHF4.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,839
|
$9.76
CHF8.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,467
|
$84.81
CHF76.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR68,977
|
$20.50
CHF18.58
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Iran
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,462,425
|
$120.31
CHF109.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,473
|
$60.46
CHF54.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,532,093
|
$130.36
CHF118.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,859,030
|
$165.15
CHF149.71
|
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