Cost of living comparison
Poland is 2.9 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Poland instead of Iran, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
$8.88
PLN36.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
$7.49
PLN30.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
$1.74
PLN7.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
$1.43
PLN5.86
|
|
pay 85.3% more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
$1.18
PLN4.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
$4.31
PLN17.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
$3.58
PLN14.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
$2.93
PLN11.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
$2.70
PLN11.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
$0.43
PLN1.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
$0.71
PLN2.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
$0.76
PLN3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
$1.09
PLN4.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
$0.49
PLN2.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
$6.07
PLN24.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
$28.33
PLN115.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
$30,111.92
PLN123,076.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
$7.74
PLN31.63
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
|
Iran
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
$14.40
PLN58.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
$601.98
PLN2,460.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
$478.28
PLN1,954.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
$184.01
PLN752.13
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
$318.05
PLN1,299.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
$6,011.28
PLN24,570.00
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
$3.12
PLN12.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
$3.04
PLN12.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
$4.55
PLN18.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
$32.52
PLN132.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
$6.47
PLN26.44
|
|
pay 38.8% more for clothing
|
Iran
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
$75.63
PLN309.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
$35.26
PLN144.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
$78.29
PLN320.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
$87.22
PLN356.51
|
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