Cost of living comparison

 Iran
compared to
 Iceland
Iceland vs. Iran Cost of Living Summary

Iceland is 4.5 times more expensive than Iran overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.9 times more in Iceland
Groceries
pay 3.8 times more in Iceland
Transportation
pay 4.5 times more in Iceland
Housing
pay 5.7 times more in Iceland
Childcare
pay 4.4 times more in Iceland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 6.7 times more in Iceland
Clothing
pay 2.4 times more in Iceland

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, childcare, restaurants, and groceries in Iceland are more expensive than in Iran. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Iceland.

Iceland vs. Iran Cost Breakdown

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 $3.77
IRR159,102
$19.40
ISK2,608
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.72
IRR157,097
$16.94
ISK2,278
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.85
IRR35,893
$2.81
ISK378

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pay 3.8 times more for groceries

 
Iran
Iceland
Bread
1 loaf
$0.50
IRR21,029
$2.95
ISK397
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.06
IRR87,030
$7.27
ISK977
Milk (1 gallon) $2.72
IRR114,905
$6.01
ISK808

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pay 4.5 times more for transportation

 
Iran
Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.50
IRR105,609
$8.36
ISK1,124
Monthly public transit pass $11.01
IRR465,026
$71.28
ISK9,584
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
$40,660.66
ISK5,467,232

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pay 5.7 times more for housing

 
Iran
Iceland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$11.98
IRR506,136
$72.17
ISK9,705
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $337.20
IRR14,246,652
$1,838.04
ISK247,143
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $231.30
IRR9,772,589
$1,497.77
ISK201,390

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

 
Iran
Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $88.94
IRR3,757,682
$258.16
ISK34,713
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
$5,993.99
ISK805,952

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pay 6.7 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Iran
Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.81
IRR34,378
$9.19
ISK1,235
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.24
IRR52,542
$4.65
ISK625
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.96
IRR82,925
$11.76
ISK1,581

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

 
Iran
Iceland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
$111.23
ISK14,956
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
$59.69
ISK8,026
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
$148.00
ISK19,900

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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