Cost of living comparison
Iran is 67.6% cheaper than Iceland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 72.2% less in Iran
- Groceries
-
pay 68.0% less in Iran
- Transportation
-
pay 41.7% less in Iran
- Housing
-
pay 82.1% less in Iran
- Childcare
-
pay 74.3% less in Iran
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 81.5% less in Iran
- Clothing
-
pay 53.7% less in Iran
Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Iran.
If you lived in Iran instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 72.2% less for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
ISK2,608
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.94
ISK2,278
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
ISK378
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
ISK272
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 68.0% less for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
ISK397
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.27
ISK977
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
ISK808
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
ISK729
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
ISK1,144
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK165
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
ISK138
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK157
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
ISK252
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK166
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
ISK106
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 41.7% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.36
ISK1,124
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.28
ISK9,584
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,660.66
ISK5,467,232
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
ISK2,963
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 82.1% less for housing
|
Iceland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
ISK9,705
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.04
ISK247,143
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,497.77
ISK201,390
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.01
ISK7,801
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 74.3% less for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$258.16
ISK34,713
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK805,952
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 81.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.19
ISK1,235
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
ISK625
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.76
ISK1,581
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.46
ISK8,264
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.35
ISK1,929
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 53.7% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.23
ISK14,956
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.69
ISK8,026
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.00
ISK19,900
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$184.49
ISK24,807
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
|
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