Cost of living comparison
Iran is 67.8% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Iran instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 46.4% less for restaurants
|
Singapore
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
SGD13.77
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
SGD10.20
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.52
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 70.3% less for groceries
|
Singapore
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
SGD2.85
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.41
SGD11.41
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.38
SGD14.08
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
SGD4.47
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
SGD6.10
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.44
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SGD1.84
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.44
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
SGD1.72
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
SGD1.38
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.41
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 68.4% less for transportation
|
Singapore
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
SGD11.10
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.29
SGD122.40
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$135,434.68
SGD183,595.25
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
SGD12.85
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 83.2% less for housing
|
Singapore
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.16
SGD49.02
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,745.11
SGD3,721.27
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,988.78
SGD2,695.99
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.43
SGD164.62
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 94.4% less for childcare
|
Singapore
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,189.74
SGD1,612.82
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,370.99
SGD37,104.12
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 83.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
SGD9.13
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
SGD6.38
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.64
SGD17.14
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.20
SGD142.61
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
SGD15.30
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 29.2% less for clothing
|
Singapore
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.32
SGD89.90
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.36
SGD60.14
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.71
SGD131.09
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.62
SGD151.31
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
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