Cost of living comparison
Iran is 20.0% cheaper than Peru.
If you lived in Iran instead of Peru, you would:
pay 6.9% more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN13.88
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.38
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.46
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.74
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 25.7% less for groceries
|
Peru
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN7.87
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN11.94
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.18
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN9.92
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN8.92
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.63
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.62
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 18.7% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.24
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN65.30
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN76,114.24
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN59.49
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 31.1% less for housing
|
Peru
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN105.85
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,204.79
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN887.39
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN137.85
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 61.5% less for childcare
|
Peru
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN632.48
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,109.26
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.15
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.55
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.03
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN119.20
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN18.68
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 12.9% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN158.24
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN96.53
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN247.13
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN233.16
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
|
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