Cost of living comparison
Iran is 15.8% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Iran instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 41.8% more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$3.82
IRR160,506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$3.47
IRR145,876
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$0.78
IRR32,811
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.81
IRR34,237
|
|
pay 2.9% less for groceries
Burundi
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$0.56
IRR23,514
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$2.14
IRR90,180
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$2.87
IRR120,823
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$1.18
IRR49,531
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$1.67
IRR70,310
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$0.49
IRR20,792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.81
IRR33,941
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.49
IRR20,628
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.31
IRR12,873
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.27
IRR11,296
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.24
IRR10,143
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.31
IRR97,075
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.56
IRR486,150
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$68,309.12
IRR2,873,252,398
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.86
IRR120,509
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$13.08
IRR550,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$363.68
IRR15,297,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$243.70
IRR10,250,459
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$12.71
IRR534,452
|
|
pay 49.8% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$92.02
IRR3,870,660
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,371,541
|
|
pay 37.7% less for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$0.81
IRR34,241
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$1.26
IRR53,130
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$1.97
IRR82,815
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$17.74
IRR746,245
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.64
IRR68,956
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$34.76
IRR1,461,991
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$30.88
IRR1,299,087
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$107.71
IRR4,530,746
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$67.95
IRR2,858,181
|
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