Cost of living comparison
Iran is 43.8% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Iran instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
|
Gibraltar
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
£14.06
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£7.03
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
£1.38
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
£1.47
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 41.2% less for groceries
|
Gibraltar
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
£1.40
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
£3.36
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£3.20
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
£2.09
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
£3.08
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
£1.81
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
£0.73
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.79
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.77
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.62
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.65
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
|
Gibraltar
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
£4.23
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
£10.04
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
£26,988.00
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
£19.98
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 60.7% less for housing
|
Gibraltar
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
£41.76
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
£1,431.89
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
£1,254.06
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
£68.53
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 88.4% less for childcare
|
Gibraltar
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
£725.26
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
£9,372.58
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 56.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gibraltar
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
£3.26
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
£2.31
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
£3.41
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
£54.65
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
£8.54
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 9.0% more for clothing
|
Gibraltar
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
£98.85
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
£32.95
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
£101.82
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
£75.32
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
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