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Babol vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Babol is 76.3% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 80.0% less in Babol
Groceries: pay 80.2% less in Babol
Transportation: pay 42.5% less in Babol
Housing: pay 90.8% less in Babol
Childcare: pay 89.3% less in Babol
Entertainment and Sports: pay 89.0% less in Babol
Clothing: pay 62.0% less in Babol

Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Babol.

Babol vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Babol instead of Reykjavik, you would:

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pay 80.0% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Babol
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.48 ISK3,517	$3.00 IRR126,338	-89.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$22.76 ISK2,913	$4.50 IRR189,506	-80.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.34 ISK427	$0.47 IRR19,798	-85.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 ISK345	$0.94 IRR39,776	-65.0%
Average			-80.0%

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pay 80.2% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Babol
Bread 1 loaf	$4.63 ISK593	$0.20 IRR8,422	-95.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.44 ISK1,208	$0.94 IRR39,714	-90.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 ISK976	$2.35 IRR99,064	-69.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.50 ISK832	$1.07 IRR45,169	-83.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.29 ISK1,445	$1.41 IRR59,430	-87.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 ISK204	$0.41 IRR17,234	-74.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 ISK150	$0.59 IRR24,655	-49.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 ISK190	$0.38 IRR16,023	-74.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.54 ISK325	$0.25 IRR10,417	-90.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 ISK217	$0.24 IRR10,249	-85.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 ISK145	$0.20 IRR8,507	-82.1%
Average			-80.2%

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pay 42.5% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Babol
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.66 ISK1,236	$2.75 IRR115,729	-71.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$88.58 ISK11,337	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,771.00 ISK6,497,672	$68,000.00 IRR2,863,650,000	+33.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.07 ISK3,592	$2.85 IRR120,021	-89.8%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 90.8% less for housing

	Reykjavik	Babol
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.97 ISK10,490	$4.00 IRR168,450	-95.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,259.48 ISK289,169	$192.64 IRR8,112,648	-91.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,034.90 ISK260,427	$97.07 IRR4,087,908	-95.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.87 ISK7,791	$11.47 IRR483,055	-81.2%
Average			-90.8%

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pay 89.3% less for childcare

	Reykjavik	Babol
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$327.78 ISK41,949	$49.00 IRR2,063,512	-85.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,711.08 ISK3,930,404	$2,011.10 IRR84,692,248	-93.5%
Average			-89.3%

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pay 89.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Babol
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.12 ISK1,680	$0.65 IRR27,373	-95.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.17 ISK790	$1.08 IRR45,622	-82.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.94 ISK1,783	$1.74 IRR73,306	-87.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.35 ISK11,179	$10.00 IRR421,125	-88.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.18 ISK2,199	$1.50 IRR63,169	-91.3%
Average			-89.0%

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pay 62.0% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Babol
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$145.10 ISK18,569	$21.81 IRR918,652	-85.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.97 ISK8,187	$30.76 IRR1,295,282	-51.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$193.43 ISK24,755	$117.65 IRR4,954,414	-39.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$248.79 ISK31,840	$69.84 IRR2,940,937	-71.9%
Average			-62.0%

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