Cost of living comparison
Iran is 37.4% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Iran instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL41.63
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.24
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.65
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 41.2% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.53
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL66.12
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL88.58
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.38
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL35.98
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.11
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.46
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.38
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL10.91
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.46
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.69
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 25.1% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL85.04
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL533.08
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL304,616.95
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL459.06
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 30.1% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL966.65
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,373.43
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,089.59
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,255.30
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 33.8% less for childcare
Swaziland
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,277.95
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL60,066.05
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 23.4% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.12
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL490.77
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL55.85
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 51.8% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL966.26
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL507.69
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,694.69
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,929.24
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
|
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