Cost of living comparison
Iran is 31.7% cheaper than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Iran instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 37.0% more for restaurants
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.73
SAR25.27
|
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
SAR28.32
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
|
pay 47.9% less for groceries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
SAR14.53
|
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
SAR25.41
|
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
SAR9.69
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
SAR12.11
|
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
|
pay 6.8% more for transportation
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.62
SAR167.61
|
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,543.44
SAR95,944.62
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
SAR68.07
|
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
|
pay 49.8% less for housing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.43
SAR279.56
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.32
SAR1,443.57
|
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$279.56
SAR1,050.08
|
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.15
SAR319.84
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
|
pay 77.1% less for childcare
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.07
SAR1,138.37
|
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.63
SAR22,775.81
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
|
pay 72.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
SAR6.40
|
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
SAR26.98
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.57
SAR370.25
|
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.63
SAR62.45
|
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
|
pay 18.7% less for clothing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.91
SAR161.17
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.28
SAR218.89
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.66
SAR344.28
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
SAR296.28
|
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
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