Cost of living comparison
Iran is 2.3 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Iran instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 21.3% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 79.4% more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
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