Cost of living comparison
Iran is 61.4% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Iran instead of Norway, you would:
pay 72.8% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK200.68
|
$3.82
IRR160,554
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK126.98
|
$3.47
IRR145,919
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK32.43
|
$0.78
IRR32,821
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK27.24
|
$0.81
IRR34,247
|
|
pay 64.5% less for groceries
Norway
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK32.03
|
$0.56
IRR23,521
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK56.63
|
$2.14
IRR90,207
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK80.08
|
$2.87
IRR120,859
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK40.33
|
$1.18
IRR49,545
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK62.82
|
$1.67
IRR70,331
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK14.25
|
$0.49
IRR20,799
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.46
|
$0.81
IRR33,951
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.43
|
$0.49
IRR20,634
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK19.21
|
$0.31
IRR12,876
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK10.11
|
$0.27
IRR11,300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.97
|
$0.24
IRR10,146
|
|
pay 34.5% less for transportation
Norway
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK81.91
|
$2.31
IRR97,104
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK807.57
|
$11.56
IRR486,295
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK365,252.87
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,874,106,262
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK233.03
|
$2.86
IRR120,545
|
|
pay 74.9% less for housing
Norway
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK548.83
|
$13.08
IRR550,415
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,392.71
|
$363.68
IRR15,301,700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,639.13
|
$243.70
IRR10,253,505
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,437.56
|
$12.71
IRR534,611
|
|
pay 76.5% less for childcare
Norway
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,183.88
|
$92.02
IRR3,871,811
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK80,878.38
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,386,213
|
|
pay 79.1% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK100.30
|
$0.81
IRR34,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK49.62
|
$1.26
IRR53,145
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK146.58
|
$1.97
IRR82,839
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK468.66
|
$17.74
IRR746,467
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK142.63
|
$1.64
IRR68,977
|
|
pay 27.6% less for clothing
Norway
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK897.32
|
$34.76
IRR1,462,425
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,473
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK998.54
|
$107.71
IRR4,532,093
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,334.08
|
$67.95
IRR2,859,030
|
|
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