Cost of living comparison
Iran is 50.6% more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Iran instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Bhutan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
BTN249.51
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.95
BTN249.51
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
BTN46.91
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
BTN15.80
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 17.0% less for groceries
|
Bhutan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
BTN79.84
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
BTN142.22
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN268.24
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BTN186.63
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BTN147.13
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BTN90.54
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
BTN55.46
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
BTN69.72
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.24
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.47
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.73
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 73.7% more for transportation
|
Bhutan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
BTN332.43
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$3.97
BTN335.87
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,215.98
BTN1,796,470.02
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
BTN1,277.49
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 68.6% more for housing
|
Bhutan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.25
BTN2,645.73
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$124.45
BTN10,537.95
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$79.38
BTN6,721.71
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.69
BTN1,412.99
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 7.8% less for childcare
|
Bhutan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.05
BTN20,834.06
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$677.73
BTN57,387.24
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 54.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bhutan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
BTN544.59
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
BTN129.75
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
BTN324.36
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.11
BTN4,158.50
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
BTN299.41
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Bhutan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.43
BTN798.43
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.79
BTN998.04
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.41
BTN2,744.61
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.41
BTN2,744.61
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
|
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