Cost of living comparison
Iran is 32.0% more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Iran instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 33.8% more for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR837.48
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR206.77
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR102.91
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 39.8% less for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR164.79
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,816.68
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,845.81
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR636.89
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR670.38
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR887.83
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.68
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR749.30
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR146.03
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR140.97
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.45
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 17.1% more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,146.46
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,497,569.28
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR902.77
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 30.2% more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,035.33
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,762.67
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR36,068.32
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,972.19
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,877.97
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR138,917.27
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 43.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR585.52
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR687.10
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,604.70
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,314.60
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR943.94
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 54.9% more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,648.45
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,615.36
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,217.97
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,816.07
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
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