Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 3.2 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Iran, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
$11.92
SEK131.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
$9.45
SEK104.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
$2.04
SEK22.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
$1.93
SEK21.27
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
$2.49
SEK27.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
$5.18
SEK57.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
$5.43
SEK59.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
$3.74
SEK41.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
$4.68
SEK51.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
$1.19
SEK13.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
$1.06
SEK11.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
$1.73
SEK19.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
$6.64
SEK73.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
$68.10
SEK751.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
$26,850.74
SEK296,233.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
$21.47
SEK236.82
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Iran
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
$30.29
SEK334.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
$821.73
SEK9,065.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
$641.62
SEK7,078.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
$77.37
SEK853.62
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
$122.27
SEK1,349.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
$3,135.75
SEK34,595.46
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
$6.64
SEK73.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
$3.78
SEK41.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
$6.41
SEK70.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
$38.70
SEK426.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
$14.24
SEK157.07
|
|
pay 57.6% more for clothing
|
Iran
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
$79.10
SEK872.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
$35.56
SEK392.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
$84.42
SEK931.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
$125.14
SEK1,380.61
|
|
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