Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 6.8 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Iran, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Iran
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR161,126
|
$37.84
£29.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR146,439
|
$8.83
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,938
|
$2.84
£2.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,369
|
$2.29
£1.80
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Iran
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,605
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,529
|
$5.49
£4.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR121,290
|
$7.51
£5.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,722
|
$5.04
£3.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,582
|
$5.39
£4.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,873
|
$1.95
£1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR34,072
|
$0.86
£0.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,707
|
$1.80
£1.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,922
|
$1.43
£1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,340
|
$1.09
£0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,183
|
$0.92
£0.73
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,450
|
$7.04
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR488,028
|
$65.58
£51.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,884,352,630
|
$30,458.39
£23,913.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,974
|
$41.21
£32.36
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for housing
Iran
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR552,377
|
$64.32
£50.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,356,251
|
$1,860.29
£1,460.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,290,060
|
$1,686.88
£1,324.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR536,517
|
$108.19
£84.94
|
|
pay 18.9 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,885,614
|
$2,002.18
£1,571.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,562,278
|
$18,733.28
£14,707.76
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,373
|
$6.94
£5.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,335
|
$4.76
£3.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR83,135
|
$12.93
£10.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR749,128
|
$76.30
£59.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR69,223
|
$16.40
£12.87
|
|
pay 80.2% more for clothing
Iran
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,467,639
|
$94.59
£74.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,304,106
|
$54.23
£42.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,548,250
|
$99.32
£77.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,869,223
|
$122.97
£96.54
|
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