Cost of living comparison
Iran is 69.4% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Iran instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 73.4% less for restaurants
|
Jersey
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$45.20
£35.82
|
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.19
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
£2.25
|
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£1.98
|
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
|
pay 72.7% less for groceries
|
Jersey
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
£1.82
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
£4.22
|
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
£6.21
|
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£4.26
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.50
|
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.50
|
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.10
|
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.46
|
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.45
|
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.24
|
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.14
|
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
|
pay 22.7% less for transportation
|
Jersey
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
£6.29
|
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.16
£53.23
|
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,768.06
£22,006.71
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£40.82
|
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
|
pay 86.0% less for housing
|
Jersey
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.54
£57.49
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,808.15
£1,433.00
|
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,715.90
£1,359.88
|
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£132.76
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
|
pay 95.7% less for childcare
|
Jersey
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,324.77
£1,842.42
|
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,664.60
£16,377.09
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
|
pay 83.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jersey
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£6.14
|
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
£3.92
|
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£12.28
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£58.68
|
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£14.33
|
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
|
pay 51.5% less for clothing
|
Jersey
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.09
£79.33
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.31
£54.93
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.08
£95.96
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£160.36
|
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
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