Cost of living comparison
Iran is 73.1% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Iran instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 81.7% less for restaurants
|
Switzerland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.66
CHF24.73
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.97
CHF15.17
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
CHF4.18
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.13
CHF3.69
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 73.3% less for groceries
|
Switzerland
|
Iran
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.64
CHF3.26
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.22
CHF11.82
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.31
CHF6.54
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
CHF6.07
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.89
CHF11.52
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
CHF1.36
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
CHF0.92
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
CHF1.17
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.85
CHF2.55
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
CHF1.00
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CHF0.96
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 39.7% less for transportation
|
Switzerland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.83
CHF7.00
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$114.11
CHF102.00
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,806.66
CHF32,900.92
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.03
CHF37.57
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 83.4% less for housing
|
Switzerland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.46
CHF47.78
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,622.75
CHF1,450.55
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,411.84
CHF1,262.02
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$180.02
CHF160.92
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 96.7% less for childcare
|
Switzerland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,587.05
CHF2,312.52
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,321.56
CHF27,103.99
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 84.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Switzerland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.82
CHF6.99
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.42
CHF4.84
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.09
CHF9.02
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.49
CHF79.10
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.15
CHF18.90
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 52.8% less for clothing
|
Switzerland
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$121.70
CHF108.78
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.65
CHF55.11
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$136.06
CHF121.62
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$176.75
CHF157.99
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
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