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
SAR25.29
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
SAR28.34
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.93
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 47.9% less for groceries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SAR3.55
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
SAR14.54
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
SAR25.43
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
SAR9.69
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
SAR12.12
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 6.8% more for transportation
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.65
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.62
SAR167.72
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,543.44
SAR96,011.06
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
SAR68.12
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 49.8% less for housing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.43
SAR279.76
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.32
SAR1,444.57
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$279.56
SAR1,050.81
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.15
SAR320.06
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 77.1% less for childcare
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.07
SAR1,139.16
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.63
SAR22,791.58
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 72.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
SAR6.40
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.40
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
SAR27.00
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.57
SAR370.51
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.63
SAR62.50
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 18.7% less for clothing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.91
SAR161.28
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.28
SAR219.05
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.66
SAR344.52
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
SAR296.49
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
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