Cost of living comparison
Iran is 61.4% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Iran instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 62.1% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 74.1% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 73.8% less for housing
Aruba
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
Aruba
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 80.3% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 36.1% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
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