Cost of living comparison
Poland is 70.8% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Poland instead of Iran, you would:
pay 58.5% more for restaurants
Iran
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
$6.88
zł27.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
$1.30
zł5.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
$1.15
zł4.65
|
|
pay 19.3% more for groceries
Iran
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
$3.34
zł13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
$2.82
zł11.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
$2.20
zł8.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
$0.38
zł1.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
$0.63
zł2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
$1.15
zł4.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
$0.29
zł1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 77.5% more for transportation
Iran
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
$5.68
zł22.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
$23.91
zł96.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
$6.31
zł25.54
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Iran
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
$228.50
zł924.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
|
pay 63.4% more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
$2.34
zł9.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
$2.45
zł9.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
$27.45
zł111.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
$5.63
zł22.76
|
|
pay 27.8% less for clothing
Iran
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
$75.24
zł304.33
|
|
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