Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 4.4 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Tehran
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$20.24
NOK214.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$11.78
NOK125.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,797
|
$3.45
NOK36.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,462
|
$2.55
NOK27.10
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Tehran
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,334
|
$3.14
NOK33.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,243
|
$5.91
NOK62.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,471
|
$7.79
NOK82.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,815
|
$4.26
NOK45.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,734
|
$6.46
NOK68.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,046
|
$1.40
NOK14.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,112
|
$0.94
NOK10.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,776
|
$1.28
NOK13.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,883
|
$2.18
NOK23.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,925
|
$0.92
NOK9.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,724
|
$0.99
NOK10.47
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Tehran
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,212
|
$7.81
NOK82.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR631,388
|
$81.89
NOK869.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,367,400,000
|
$35,359.77
NOK375,583.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
$20.47
NOK217.44
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,726
|
$43.36
NOK460.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,851,733
|
$1,411.21
NOK14,989.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,779,020
|
$1,117.59
NOK11,870.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,898
|
$126.44
NOK1,343.06
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,337,209
|
$306.02
NOK3,250.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,909,850
|
$11,250.65
NOK119,501.86
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,569
|
$10.24
NOK108.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR60,016
|
$4.30
NOK45.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
$14.42
NOK153.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR734,077
|
$45.65
NOK484.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
$15.12
NOK160.61
|
|
pay 69.5% more for clothing
Tehran
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,815
|
$85.18
NOK904.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,794
|
$44.69
NOK474.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,952,851
|
$99.86
NOK1,060.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,934,507
|
$134.93
NOK1,433.15
|
|
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