Cost of living comparison
Iran is 50.5% cheaper than Sweden overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.4% less in Iran
- Groceries
-
pay 61.9% less in Iran
- Transportation
-
pay 17.1% less in Iran
- Housing
-
pay 66.9% less in Iran
- Childcare
-
pay 47.6% less in Iran
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 73.5% less in Iran
- Clothing
-
pay 24.9% less in Iran
Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, childcare, and clothing are lower in Iran.
If you lived in Iran instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 61.4% less for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK113.94
|
$3.77
IRR158,631
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK90.38
|
$3.72
IRR156,633
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK19.52
|
$0.85
IRR35,786
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK18.43
|
$0.81
IRR33,927
|
|
pay 61.9% less for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK23.77
|
$0.50
IRR20,967
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK49.57
|
$2.06
IRR86,772
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK51.96
|
$2.72
IRR114,565
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK35.75
|
$1.20
IRR50,744
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK44.71
|
$1.58
IRR66,734
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK11.39
|
$0.47
IRR19,634
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK10.10
|
$0.75
IRR31,719
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK10.85
|
$0.49
IRR20,455
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK16.53
|
$0.30
IRR12,810
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK6.44
|
$0.26
IRR10,902
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK6.71
|
$0.24
IRR10,046
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK63.44
|
$2.50
IRR105,296
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK651.10
|
$11.01
IRR463,650
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK256,703.78
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,986,252,300
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK205.22
|
$2.96
IRR124,859
|
|
pay 66.9% less for housing
|
Sweden
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK289.56
|
$11.98
IRR504,639
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK7,856.04
|
$337.20
IRR14,204,502
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK6,134.16
|
$231.30
IRR9,743,676
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK739.71
|
$12.31
IRR518,598
|
|
pay 47.6% less for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,169.00
|
$88.94
IRR3,746,565
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK29,979.01
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,312,254
|
|
pay 73.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK63.50
|
$0.81
IRR34,276
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK36.18
|
$1.24
IRR52,386
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK61.27
|
$1.96
IRR82,680
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK369.98
|
$17.71
IRR746,022
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK136.11
|
$1.59
IRR66,868
|
|
pay 24.9% less for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK756.19
|
$33.35
IRR1,405,064
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK339.97
|
$29.13
IRR1,227,023
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK807.11
|
$104.63
IRR4,407,580
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,196.38
|
$65.71
IRR2,768,033
|
|
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