Iran vs. Guinea-Bissau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iran instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Guinea-Bissau
Iran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $3.73
IRR5M
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $3.95
IRR5M
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.53
IRR728K

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Guinea-Bissau
Iran
Bread
1 loaf
?? $0.45
IRR617K
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $1.73
IRR2M
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $2.48
IRR3M

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Guinea-Bissau
Iran
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $1.09
IRR1M
Monthly public transit pass ?? $9.74
IRR13M
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $59,259.42
IRR81B

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Guinea-Bissau
Iran
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $10.43
IRR14M
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $307.16
IRR422M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $226.04
IRR311M

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Guinea-Bissau
Iran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $78.80
IRR108M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $1,441.79
IRR2B

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Guinea-Bissau
Iran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $0.82
IRR1M
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.17
IRR2M
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.02
IRR3M

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Guinea-Bissau
Iran
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $25.86
IRR36M
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $28.80
IRR40M
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $102.33
IRR141M

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