Cost of living comparison
Iran is 37.4% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Iran instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 56.4% less for restaurants
|
United Kingdom
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.68
|
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.98
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.48
|
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.88
|
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.74
|
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.53
|
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
|
pay 21.1% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.85
|
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.38
|
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,408.57
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.05
|
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Iran
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.21
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£843.24
|
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£669.59
|
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.77
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
|
pay 91.6% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£949.98
|
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,254.11
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
|
pay 63.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.96
|
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.87
|
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.86
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.45
|
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.59
|
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
|
pay 45.2% more for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.05
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.43
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.67
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.73
|
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
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