Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 4.3 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Iran, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Iran
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR161,126
|
$13.17
NZ$21.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR146,439
|
$8.60
NZ$13.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,938
|
$2.13
NZ$3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,369
|
$1.99
NZ$3.23
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Iran
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,605
|
$1.87
NZ$3.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,529
|
$4.07
NZ$6.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR121,290
|
$6.91
NZ$11.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,722
|
$6.29
NZ$10.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,582
|
$4.25
NZ$6.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,873
|
$1.17
NZ$1.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR34,072
|
$1.06
NZ$1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,707
|
$1.37
NZ$2.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,922
|
$2.55
NZ$4.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,340
|
$0.98
NZ$1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,183
|
$0.89
NZ$1.45
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Iran
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,450
|
$6.39
NZ$10.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR488,028
|
$64.20
NZ$104.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,884,352,630
|
$23,268.60
NZ$37,828.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,974
|
$18.67
NZ$30.36
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Iran
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR552,377
|
$51.53
NZ$83.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,356,251
|
$1,008.44
NZ$1,639.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,290,060
|
$831.90
NZ$1,352.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR536,517
|
$87.73
NZ$142.63
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
Iran
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,885,614
|
$644.78
NZ$1,048.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,562,278
|
$10,893.97
NZ$17,710.89
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,373
|
$5.79
NZ$9.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,335
|
$3.36
NZ$5.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR83,135
|
$22.83
NZ$37.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR749,128
|
$38.17
NZ$62.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR69,223
|
$10.57
NZ$17.18
|
|
pay 42.2% more for clothing
Iran
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,467,639
|
$65.21
NZ$106.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,304,106
|
$40.47
NZ$65.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,548,250
|
$98.20
NZ$159.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,869,223
|
$107.95
NZ$175.50
|
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