Iran vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iran Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$628
$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1708
$7289
🏠 One person rent
$269
$1596
🏘️ Family rent
$571
$2929
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$872
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.7
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$264
$6611
💸 GDP per capita
$4466
$99565
😃 Human freedom index
3.96
9.14
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
83.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
81
🌐 English speaking %
12%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
79
99
😀 Quality of life
32
100
🏙️ Population
86.8M
8.9M

The average cost of living in Iran ($628) is 78% less expensive than in Switzerland ($2846). Iran ranked 159th vs 4th for Switzerland in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Iran compared to 2.3 months in Switzerland. Ranked 139th and 1st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iran vs Switzerland

We calculate prices for Iran and Switzerland as a population-weighted mean of 102 and 50 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 Switzerland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$26.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.15
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$8.13
 Cappuccino
$1.26
$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$4.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$753
$3162
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$2517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.3
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$52.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.11%
2.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1339
$15526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$8758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$91.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.97
$39.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$7.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$24.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$25.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$42.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.89
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.61
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$18.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.43
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$4.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.8
$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.82
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$134
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.5
$44.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.1
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.4
$2492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1347
$28537

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Iran

City Cost of living Population
Tehran
$788
8.69M
Mashhad
$508
3M
Ahvaz
$597
1.18M
Isfahan
$523
1.96M
Karaj
$736
1.59M
Tabriz
$658
1.56M
Shiraz
$589
1.57M
Kermanshah
$963
947K
Qom
$488
1.2M
Kashan
$562
304K
Arak
$455
521K
Qazvin
$618
403K
Zanjan
$466
431K
Urmia
$519
736K
Ardabil
$827
529K
Rasht
$534
680K
Yazd
$573
530K
Kerman
$464
538K
Hamadan
$443
554K
Eslamshahr
$700
448K
Sari
$658
310K
Sanandaj
$449
413K
Khorramabad
$554
373K
Abadan
$547
231K
Bandar Abbas
$634
527K
Ilam
$659
194K
Shahriar
$698
310K
Qods
$698
310K
Babol
$458
250K
Malard
$693
281K

In Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3296
449K
Geneva
$3195
204K
Basel
$2643
174K
Lausanne
$2732
141K
Bern
$2381
135K
Winterthur
$3032
110K
Lucerne
$2931
81.7K
St. Gallen
$2464
75.8K
Biel/Bienne
$2331
55.2K
Lugano
$2507
63.2K
Koniz
$2457
41.8K
Thun
$2481
43.7K
Zug
$3426
31.5K
Altstetten
$3037
36.3K
Schaffhausen
$2419
36.6K
Uster
$2974
36.8K
Vernier
$3017
34.8K
Bellinzona
$2853
43.8K
Chur
$2344
35.4K
Fribourg
$2470
38.4K
Lancy
$2970
31.9K
Neuchatel
$2308
33.5K
Dubendorf
$2988
28K
Sion
$1950
34.7K
Montreux
$3088
26K
Emmen
$2897
29.3K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
39K
Riehen
$3233
21.9K
Rapperswil-Jona
$2861
27K
Kriens
$2891
27K