Cost of living comparison
Iran is 48.8% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Iran instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 61.3% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK122.92
|
$3.82
IRR160,554
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK101.01
|
$3.47
IRR145,919
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.92
|
$0.78
IRR32,821
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.47
|
$0.81
IRR34,247
|
|
pay 61.0% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.69
|
$0.56
IRR23,521
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK57.67
|
$2.14
IRR90,207
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK60.72
|
$2.87
IRR120,859
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.50
|
$1.18
IRR49,545
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK53.09
|
$1.67
IRR70,331
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK13.22
|
$0.49
IRR20,799
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.61
|
$0.81
IRR33,951
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.36
|
$0.49
IRR20,634
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.59
|
$0.31
IRR12,876
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.24
|
$0.27
IRR11,300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.86
|
$0.24
IRR10,146
|
|
pay 20.8% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK73.90
|
$2.31
IRR97,104
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK740.19
|
$11.56
IRR486,295
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK293,974.29
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,874,106,262
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK231.61
|
$2.86
IRR120,545
|
|
pay 64.4% less for housing
Sweden
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK315.44
|
$13.08
IRR550,415
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,488.03
|
$363.68
IRR15,301,700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK7,094.53
|
$243.70
IRR10,253,505
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK750.06
|
$12.71
IRR534,611
|
|
pay 41.5% less for childcare
Sweden
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,315.62
|
$92.02
IRR3,871,811
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK31,032.45
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,386,213
|
|
pay 73.2% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK74.03
|
$0.81
IRR34,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK40.69
|
$1.26
IRR53,145
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK67.87
|
$1.97
IRR82,839
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK428.21
|
$17.74
IRR746,467
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK149.35
|
$1.64
IRR68,977
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK870.57
|
$34.76
IRR1,462,425
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK374.87
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,473
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK892.66
|
$107.71
IRR4,532,093
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,281.63
|
$67.95
IRR2,859,030
|
|
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