Cost of living comparison
Iran is 61.8% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Iran instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 80.4% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.06
CHF23.84
|
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.16
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.36
CHF3.99
|
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.85
CHF3.53
|
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
|
pay 66.3% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.96
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.05
CHF12.85
|
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
CHF6.16
|
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.47
CHF5.92
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.61
CHF10.62
|
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.38
|
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.06
|
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
CHF1.05
|
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
|
pay 41.2% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.19
|
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.99
CHF93.30
|
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,369.68
CHF31,444.06
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.48
CHF36.12
|
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
|
pay 61.2% less for housing
Switzerland
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.09
CHF53.14
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,527.18
CHF1,397.18
|
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,267.40
CHF1,159.52
|
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.90
CHF167.33
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
|
pay 95.3% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,253.56
CHF2,061.74
|
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,390.10
CHF25,973.48
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
|
pay 75.4% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.80
CHF6.22
|
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
CHF4.62
|
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
CHF8.73
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.43
CHF80.90
|
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.14
CHF18.43
|
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
|
pay 12.5% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.16
CHF101.69
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.12
CHF51.35
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.83
CHF120.61
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.76
CHF156.23
|
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
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