Cost of living comparison
Iran is 26.0% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Iran instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
|
pay 30.1% less for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
|
pay 42.1% more for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
|
pay 60.7% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
|
pay 79.5% less for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
|
pay 60.5% less for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
|
pay 65.7% more for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
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