Cost of living comparison
Iran is 2.0 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Iran instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 20.4% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
Somalia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS665
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS962
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS726
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS239
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS274
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Somalia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 75.0% more for childcare
Somalia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS640
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,248
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
|
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