Cost of living comparison
Iran is 34.0% cheaper than Guatemala.
If you lived in Iran instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 16.7% less for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
GTQ37.33
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
GTQ47.85
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
GTQ7.20
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
GTQ5.85
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 56.2% less for groceries
Guatemala
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.77
GTQ21.25
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
GTQ25.98
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
GTQ52.33
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
GTQ18.28
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
GTQ24.88
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
GTQ11.32
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.44
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
GTQ11.87
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
GTQ5.81
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.42
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
GTQ7.98
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 49.2% more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.90
GTQ29.96
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.42
GTQ103.02
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,023.47
GTQ130,643.53
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.64
GTQ66.31
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 55.2% less for housing
Guatemala
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.14
GTQ331.05
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.45
GTQ4,032.44
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$368.89
GTQ2,830.96
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.59
GTQ388.23
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 70.6% less for childcare
Guatemala
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$217.77
GTQ1,671.24
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,593.73
GTQ42,928.08
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 61.9% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
GTQ19.89
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.03
GTQ23.27
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.47
GTQ26.66
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.30
GTQ332.33
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.23
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
Guatemala
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.32
GTQ317.07
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.74
GTQ427.80
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.63
GTQ833.66
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.77
GTQ773.33
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
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