Cost of living comparison
Iran is 1.0% cheaper than Paraguay.
If you lived in Iran instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 19.7% more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 56.1% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 24.1% less for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 49.3% less for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
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