Cost of living comparison
Iran is 62.9% cheaper than Guernsey overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.6% less in Iran
- Groceries
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pay 74.4% less in Iran
- Transportation
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pay 19.6% less in Iran
- Housing
-
pay 85.8% less in Iran
- Childcare
-
pay 94.3% less in Iran
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 80.9% less in Iran
- Clothing
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pay 19.8% less in Iran
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Iran.
If you lived in Iran instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 65.6% less for restaurants
|
Guernsey
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.70
£14.42
|
$3.77
IRR158,631
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£6.62
|
$3.72
IRR156,633
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
£1.74
|
$0.85
IRR35,786
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
£1.42
|
$0.81
IRR33,927
|
|
pay 74.4% less for groceries
|
Guernsey
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
£1.63
|
$0.50
IRR20,967
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
£5.20
|
$2.06
IRR86,772
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
£6.02
|
$2.72
IRR114,565
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.73
£4.20
|
$1.20
IRR50,744
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
£3.78
|
$1.58
IRR66,734
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.05
£2.23
|
$0.47
IRR19,634
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
£1.13
|
$0.75
IRR31,719
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
£1.80
|
$0.49
IRR20,455
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
£1.27
|
$0.30
IRR12,810
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
£0.96
|
$0.26
IRR10,902
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.72
|
$0.24
IRR10,046
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
|
Guernsey
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.40
£5.42
|
$2.50
IRR105,296
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.35
£22.23
|
$11.01
IRR463,650
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,705.36
£21,753.41
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,986,252,300
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.56
£16.52
|
$2.96
IRR124,859
|
|
pay 85.8% less for housing
|
Guernsey
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.61
£50.25
|
$11.98
IRR504,639
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,903.94
£1,394.27
|
$337.20
IRR14,204,502
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,750.03
£1,281.56
|
$231.30
IRR9,743,676
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$143.94
£105.41
|
$12.31
IRR518,598
|
|
pay 94.3% less for childcare
|
Guernsey
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,808.15
£1,324.12
|
$88.94
IRR3,746,565
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,498.45
£11,349.61
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,312,254
|
|
pay 80.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guernsey
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.81
£4.26
|
$0.81
IRR34,276
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
£3.24
|
$1.24
IRR52,386
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.69
£9.29
|
$1.96
IRR82,680
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.31
£59.55
|
$17.71
IRR746,022
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
£7.21
|
$1.59
IRR66,868
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
|
Guernsey
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
£65.02
|
$33.35
IRR1,405,064
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.29
£23.65
|
$29.13
IRR1,227,023
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.99
£64.43
|
$104.63
IRR4,407,580
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
£65.02
|
$65.71
IRR2,768,033
|
|
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