Cost of living comparison
Iran is 12.1% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Iran instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 27.2% less for restaurants
Guyana
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,480
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 46.4% less for groceries
Guyana
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$312
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,020
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,671
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$606
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$521
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$479
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$215
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 31.4% more for transportation
Guyana
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$789
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,908
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,256,743
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,441
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 46.9% more for housing
Guyana
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,435
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,251
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,803
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,663
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 22.5% more for childcare
Guyana
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,738
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$199,352
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$493
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$716
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$493
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,921
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,283
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 87.4% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,510
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,704
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,803
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$12,994
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
|
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