Cost of living comparison
Iran is 21.5% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Iran instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 2.5% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,885
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,458
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,432
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,338
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 9.1% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,743
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,992
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,235
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,466
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,148
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,255
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,842
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,623
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,591
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,463
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 39.5% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,962
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,954
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,845
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 74.9% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲152,575
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,503,043
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,602,857
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲319,823
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 36.3% less for childcare
Paraguay
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,751
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,419
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲211,664
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,180
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 75.6% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,350
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
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