Cost of living comparison
Iran is 45.7% cheaper than Papua New Guinea overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.6% less in Iran
- Groceries
-
pay 62.1% less in Iran
- Transportation
-
pay 2.9% more in Iran
- Housing
-
pay 82.0% less in Iran
- Childcare
-
pay 79.8% less in Iran
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 63.1% less in Iran
- Clothing
-
pay 5.1% less in Iran
Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Iran.
If you lived in Iran instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 30.6% less for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK50.36
|
$3.77
IRR158,584
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.22
|
$3.72
IRR156,586
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.24
|
$0.85
IRR35,776
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.63
|
$0.81
IRR33,917
|
|
pay 62.1% less for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.04
|
$0.50
IRR20,961
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.94
|
$2.06
IRR86,747
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.53
|
$2.72
IRR114,531
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.99
|
$1.20
IRR50,729
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.33
|
$1.58
IRR66,714
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.33
|
$0.47
IRR19,628
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.86
|
$0.75
IRR31,710
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.09
|
$0.49
IRR20,449
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.22
|
$0.30
IRR12,806
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.40
|
$0.26
IRR10,899
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.56
|
$0.24
IRR10,043
|
|
pay 2.9% more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.44
|
$2.50
IRR105,265
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.88
|
$11.01
IRR463,512
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK105,262.01
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,985,366,172
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK89.65
|
$2.96
IRR124,822
|
|
pay 82.0% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,259.11
|
$11.98
IRR504,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,543.08
|
$337.20
IRR14,200,287
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,477.94
|
$231.30
IRR9,740,785
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK317.74
|
$12.31
IRR518,444
|
|
pay 79.8% less for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK2,010.39
|
$88.94
IRR3,745,453
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,299.14
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,299,698
|
|
pay 63.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.07
|
$0.81
IRR34,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.45
|
$1.24
IRR52,371
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.42
|
$1.96
IRR82,655
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK183.83
|
$17.71
IRR745,800
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.26
|
$1.59
IRR66,848
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK159.66
|
$33.35
IRR1,404,647
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK181.31
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,658
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK261.90
|
$104.63
IRR4,406,273
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK400.40
|
$65.71
IRR2,767,212
|
|
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