Cost of living comparison
Iran is 50.0% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Iran instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 69.6% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,491
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,992
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK324
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 52.2% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK744
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK991
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 31.7% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,122
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,808
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,166,415
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,347
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 55.3% less for housing
Iceland
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,714
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,683
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,750
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,583
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 56.4% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,215
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK384,024
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 69.1% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,190
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK580
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,485
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,946
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,714
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 15.6% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,488
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,036
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,102
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,465
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
|
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