Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 4.3 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Iran, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR161,126
|
$19.51
ISK2,682
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR146,439
|
$16.45
ISK2,261
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,938
|
$2.70
ISK372
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,369
|
$1.95
ISK269
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,605
|
$3.16
ISK434
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,529
|
$6.72
ISK923
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR121,290
|
$6.27
ISK862
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,722
|
$6.03
ISK829
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,582
|
$7.60
ISK1,045
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,873
|
$1.13
ISK155
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR34,072
|
$1.01
ISK139
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,707
|
$1.15
ISK159
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,922
|
$1.71
ISK235
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,340
|
$1.13
ISK155
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,183
|
$0.68
ISK94
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,450
|
$8.42
ISK1,157
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR488,028
|
$68.29
ISK9,387
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,884,352,630
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,458,784
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,974
|
$23.23
ISK3,193
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
|
Iran
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR552,377
|
$74.47
ISK10,236
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,356,251
|
$1,518.94
ISK208,778
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,290,060
|
$1,325.48
ISK182,187
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR536,517
|
$66.99
ISK9,208
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,885,614
|
$254.97
ISK35,045
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,562,278
|
$5,993.83
ISK823,851
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,373
|
$9.37
ISK1,288
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,335
|
$4.61
ISK634
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR83,135
|
$11.22
ISK1,542
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR749,128
|
$60.00
ISK8,247
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR69,223
|
$13.94
ISK1,916
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Iran
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,467,639
|
$108.23
ISK14,877
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,304,106
|
$59.73
ISK8,210
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,548,250
|
$146.94
ISK20,197
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,869,223
|
$169.24
ISK23,262
|
|
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