Cost of living comparison
Iran is 6.2% cheaper than Guatemala.
If you lived in Iran instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 18.6% less for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
GTQ40.57
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.85
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
GTQ8.10
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
GTQ5.79
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 24.5% less for groceries
Guatemala
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
GTQ14.05
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
GTQ19.56
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
GTQ47.54
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
GTQ15.01
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
GTQ21.36
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
GTQ11.15
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.89
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
GTQ8.14
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GTQ5.27
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
GTQ4.86
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 41.3% more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
GTQ29.20
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
GTQ115.23
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
GTQ133,558.78
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.28
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 16.5% more for housing
Guatemala
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ373.54
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
GTQ3,082.74
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
GTQ3,037.05
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
GTQ414.89
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 54.4% less for childcare
Guatemala
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,338.44
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,989.59
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
GTQ16.70
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
GTQ18.01
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
GTQ26.08
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
GTQ323.15
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
GTQ53.16
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 33.8% more for clothing
Guatemala
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
GTQ341.36
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
GTQ371.20
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
GTQ763.03
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
GTQ746.17
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
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