Cost of living comparison
Iran is 34.3% cheaper than Palau overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 48.4% less in Iran
- Groceries
-
pay 75.0% less in Iran
- Transportation
-
pay 2.2 times more in Iran
- Housing
-
pay 73.4% less in Iran
- Childcare
-
pay 51.6% less in Iran
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 66.4% less in Iran
- Clothing
-
pay 46.6% less in Iran
Expenses including groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Iran. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Iran.
If you lived in Iran instead of Palau, you would:
pay 48.4% less for restaurants
|
Palau
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
|
$3.77
IRR158,631
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$3.72
IRR156,633
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$0.85
IRR35,786
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
|
$0.81
IRR33,927
|
|
pay 75.0% less for groceries
|
Palau
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$0.50
IRR20,967
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$2.06
IRR86,772
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$2.72
IRR114,565
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$1.20
IRR50,744
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$1.58
IRR66,734
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$0.47
IRR19,634
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.75
IRR31,719
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.49
IRR20,455
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$0.30
IRR12,810
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.26
IRR10,902
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.24
IRR10,046
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Palau
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$2.50
IRR105,296
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.01
IRR463,650
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,500.00
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,986,252,300
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.96
IRR124,859
|
|
pay 73.4% less for housing
|
Palau
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$11.98
IRR504,639
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$337.20
IRR14,204,502
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$231.30
IRR9,743,676
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$12.31
IRR518,598
|
|
pay 51.6% less for childcare
|
Palau
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$88.94
IRR3,746,565
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,312,254
|
|
pay 66.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Palau
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$0.81
IRR34,276
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
|
$1.24
IRR52,386
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$1.96
IRR82,680
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$17.71
IRR746,022
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.59
IRR66,868
|
|
pay 46.6% less for clothing
|
Palau
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$33.35
IRR1,405,064
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$29.13
IRR1,227,023
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$104.63
IRR4,407,580
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$65.71
IRR2,768,033
|
|
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