Cost of living comparison
Iran is 9.7% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Iran instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 14.8% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$166.23
|
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$261.47
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$32.04
|
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$21.20
|
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
|
pay 19.5% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$40.61
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$171.00
|
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$152.22
|
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$72.16
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$52.83
|
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$65.93
|
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$20.22
|
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$27.77
|
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$33.12
|
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$15.93
|
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$12.72
|
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
|
pay 24.4% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$108.43
|
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,077.95
|
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,025,985.00
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$882.48
|
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
|
pay 37.6% more for housing
Suriname
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,282.48
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$13,881.23
|
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$8,530.65
|
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,713.33
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
|
pay 74.2% more for childcare
Suriname
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,334.45
|
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$17,099.75
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
|
pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$51.30
|
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$68.40
|
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$179.40
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$467.74
|
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$154.39
|
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
|
pay 18.4% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,780.97
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,572.91
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,390.95
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$5,927.91
|
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
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