Cost of living comparison
Iran is 57.4% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Iran instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 60.5% less for restaurants
|
Vanuatu
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV257
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
VUV206
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 72.9% less for groceries
|
Vanuatu
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV113
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
VUV136
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
|
Vanuatu
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 89.2% less for housing
|
Vanuatu
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 82.9% less for childcare
|
Vanuatu
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 81.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vanuatu
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
VUV545
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
VUV604
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
|
Vanuatu
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
|
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