Cost of living comparison
Iran is 21.8% cheaper than Cameroon.
If you lived in Iran instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 2.4% more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$3.82
IRR160,506
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$3.47
IRR145,876
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$0.78
IRR32,811
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$0.81
IRR34,237
|
|
pay 43.2% less for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.56
IRR23,514
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$2.14
IRR90,180
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$2.87
IRR120,823
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$1.18
IRR49,531
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$1.67
IRR70,310
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$0.49
IRR20,792
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$0.81
IRR33,941
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$0.49
IRR20,628
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$0.31
IRR12,873
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.27
IRR11,296
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.24
IRR10,143
|
|
pay 7.4% more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$2.31
IRR97,075
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$11.56
IRR486,150
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,873,252,398
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$2.86
IRR120,509
|
|
pay 29.1% less for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$13.08
IRR550,251
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$363.68
IRR15,297,154
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$243.70
IRR10,250,459
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$12.71
IRR534,452
|
|
pay 46.9% less for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$92.02
IRR3,870,660
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,371,541
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$0.81
IRR34,241
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$1.26
IRR53,130
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$1.97
IRR82,815
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$17.74
IRR746,245
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$1.64
IRR68,956
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$34.76
IRR1,461,991
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,087
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$107.71
IRR4,530,746
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$67.95
IRR2,858,181
|
|
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