Cost of living comparison
Oklahoma is 5.9 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Oklahoma instead of Iran, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Oklahoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
$15.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
$9.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
$2.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
$1.78
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Oklahoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
$2.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
$5.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
$3.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
$3.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
$4.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
$2.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
$0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
$1.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
$2.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
$1.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
$1.46
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Oklahoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
$3.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
$47.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
$30,179.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
$12.56
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
|
Iran
|
Oklahoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
$70.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
$1,129.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
$966.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
$179.93
|
|
pay 18.0 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Oklahoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
$1,170.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
$22,975.00
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Oklahoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
$5.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
$5.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
$8.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
$32.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
$13.60
|
|
pay 43.9% more for clothing
|
Iran
|
Oklahoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
$53.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
$40.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
$91.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
$125.44
|
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