Cost of living comparison
Iran is 22.6% cheaper than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Iran instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 7.3% less for restaurants
|
Nicaragua
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
NIO152.19
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
NIO200.77
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NIO34.88
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
NIO24.01
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 46.6% less for groceries
|
Nicaragua
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
NIO52.54
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.24
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
NIO155.40
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
NIO68.88
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
NIO80.80
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
NIO102.59
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
NIO22.05
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
NIO63.02
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO24.00
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NIO39.60
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
NIO35.66
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 32.5% more for transportation
|
Nicaragua
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
NIO188.68
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.05
NIO1,101.42
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,168.72
NIO665,904.91
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
NIO198.54
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 39.6% less for housing
|
Nicaragua
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.72
NIO1,639.18
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$308.00
NIO11,288.64
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.86
NIO10,330.59
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.83
NIO1,936.14
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 55.5% less for childcare
|
Nicaragua
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.78
NIO4,133.44
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,900.00
NIO362,846.61
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nicaragua
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NIO44.63
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
NIO83.56
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NIO108.71
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NIO957.51
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
|
Nicaragua
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.40
NIO1,554.09
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
NIO1,479.20
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.79
NIO2,154.78
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.04
NIO2,896.85
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
|
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