Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.0 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Iran, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Iran
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
$17.84
kr2,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
$2.32
kr327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
$2.12
kr300
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Iran
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
$3.42
kr484
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
$5.98
kr845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
$5.33
kr752
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
$5.66
kr799
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
$7.09
kr1,002
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
$1.16
kr164
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
$0.98
kr139
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
$1.17
kr166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
$1.84
kr259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
$0.96
kr135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
$8.03
kr1,135
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
$77.40
kr10,932
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
$23.97
kr3,385
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Iran
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
$259.34
kr36,632
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
$8.52
kr1,204
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
$4.15
kr587
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
$56.90
kr8,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
$12.27
kr1,734
|
|
pay 43.1% more for clothing
Iran
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
$175.20
kr24,747
|
|
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