Iran vs South Sudan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iran South Sudan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$630
$489
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$1205
🏠 One person rent
$282
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$591
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$201
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.1
$30.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$360
💸 GDP per capita
$4670
$1072
😃 Human freedom index
4.03
3.6
❤️ Life expectancy
73.9
55
👮 Corruption perceptions index
24
13
🌐 English speaking %
12%
40%
🎓 Higher education
79
17
😀 Quality of life
33
5
🏙️ Population
86.8M
12.6M

The average cost of living in Iran ($630) is 29% more expensive than in South Sudan ($489). Iran ranked 148th vs 183rd for South Sudan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Iran compared to 0.7 months in South Sudan. Ranked 141st and 194th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iran vs South Sudan

We calculate prices for Iran and South Sudan as a population-weighted mean of 102 and 5 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Iran South Sudan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.88
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.59
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.71
 Cappuccino
$1.39
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$746
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.2
$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$28.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.08%
10.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$1392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$765
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$5.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.4
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.87
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.62
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.12
$3.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.19
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.1
$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.61
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98
$14.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.3
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.6
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$57.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$87.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1343
$2901

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Iran

City Cost of living Population
Tehran
$700
8.69M
Tabriz
$1148
1.56M
Mashhad
$532
3M
Isfahan
$599
1.96M
Ahvaz
$559
1.18M
Karaj
$693
1.59M
Shiraz
$606
1.57M
Kermanshah
$827
946K
Qom
$454
1.2M
Kashan
$561
304K
Rasht
$530
680K
Urmia
$461
736K
Arak
$456
521K
Yazd
$575
530K
Qazvin
$595
403K
Bandar Abbas
$758
527K
Hamadan
$656
554K
Sari
$640
347K
Eslamshahr
$655
448K
Kerman
$457
538K
Zanjan
$451
433K
Sanandaj
$426
413K
Abadan
$543
231K
Qods
$655
310K
Shahriar
$653
310K
Zahedan
$822
588K
Malard
$654
281K
Ray
$653
250K
Khorramabad
$550
373K
Golestan
$655
240K

In South Sudan

City Cost of living Population
Juba
$498
526K
Bor
$489
315K
Wau
$484
233K
Malakal
$479
147K
Yambio
$476
130K