Cost of living comparison
Iran is 45.9% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Iran instead of Norway, you would:
pay 71.2% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
NOK193.12
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
NOK123.97
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
NOK31.82
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
NOK28.74
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 54.2% less for groceries
Norway
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
NOK28.72
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
NOK59.51
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
NOK77.11
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
NOK38.47
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
NOK60.43
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK13.91
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.78
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
NOK13.75
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
NOK18.02
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK10.00
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
NOK11.04
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
Norway
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
NOK82.27
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
NOK758.57
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
NOK352,500.71
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
NOK231.95
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 42.4% less for housing
Norway
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
NOK547.87
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
NOK10,380.57
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
NOK8,203.45
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
NOK1,710.35
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 69.5% less for childcare
Norway
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
NOK3,435.89
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
NOK53,362.13
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 66.2% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
NOK95.04
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
NOK43.64
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
NOK143.76
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
NOK445.88
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
NOK140.96
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 17.0% more for clothing
Norway
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
NOK852.51
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NOK464.40
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
NOK1,080.84
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NOK1,381.89
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
|
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