Cost of living comparison
Iran is 53.3% more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Iran instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 18.8% less for restaurants
North Korea
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 8.1% more for groceries
North Korea
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 9.1% more for transportation
North Korea
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
North Korea
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
pay 61.2% less for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
North Korea
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
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