Cost of living comparison
Iran is 81.5% more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Iran instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.99
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 9.4% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.40
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.55
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN264.27
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.95
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.55
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN104.24
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.91
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.94
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.11
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.62
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.94
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 50.0% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN351.57
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,277.23
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,378.54
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN816.88
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,701.84
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,657.08
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,153.40
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,160.33
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 2.3% more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,915.02
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,371.68
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 34.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN840.65
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN102.11
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN510.55
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,959.27
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN306.33
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,484.68
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,582.71
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,403.68
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,254.60
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
|
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