Cost of living comparison
Iran is 26.6% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Iran instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 55.0% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
kr113.97
|
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
kr90.08
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
kr19.57
|
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
kr17.70
|
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
|
pay 43.9% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
kr25.29
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
kr48.71
|
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
kr51.62
|
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
kr32.79
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
kr44.13
|
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
kr13.05
|
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
kr10.85
|
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
kr12.49
|
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr17.06
|
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.55
|
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.52
|
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kr78.55
|
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
kr758.70
|
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
kr252,305.36
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
kr240.92
|
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
|
pay 15.5% less for housing
Sweden
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
kr310.82
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
kr8,022.54
|
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
kr6,251.92
|
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
kr670.88
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
Sweden
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
kr1,411.55
|
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
kr34,699.85
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
|
pay 58.8% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
kr70.42
|
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
kr39.84
|
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
kr67.63
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
kr402.41
|
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
kr135.03
|
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
|
pay 37.8% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
kr857.95
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
kr370.28
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
kr872.43
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
kr1,327.20
|
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
|
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