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
PYG25,703
|
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,491
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,269
|
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,630
|
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,995
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,253
|
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,490
|
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,072
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,082
|
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,446
|
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,917
|
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,994
|
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,279
|
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,110
|
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
|
pay 56.1% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
|
pay 24.1% less for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG128,200
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,661,474
|
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,045,161
|
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG224,086
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
|
pay 49.3% less for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,018,159
|
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,812,312
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
|
pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,960
|
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,951
|
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,291
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,979
|
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,310
|
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
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