Cost of living comparison
Iran is 37.8% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Iran instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 55.1% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$3.82
IRR160,506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$3.47
IRR145,876
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$0.78
IRR32,811
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$0.81
IRR34,237
|
|
pay 60.5% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$0.56
IRR23,514
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$2.14
IRR90,180
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$2.87
IRR120,823
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$1.18
IRR49,531
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$1.67
IRR70,310
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.49
IRR20,792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.81
IRR33,941
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.49
IRR20,628
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$0.31
IRR12,873
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.27
IRR11,296
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.24
IRR10,143
|
|
pay 9.2% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$2.31
IRR97,075
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$11.56
IRR486,150
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,873,252,398
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.86
IRR120,509
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$13.08
IRR550,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$363.68
IRR15,297,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$243.70
IRR10,250,459
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$12.71
IRR534,452
|
|
pay 50.6% less for childcare
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$92.02
IRR3,870,660
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,371,541
|
|
pay 45.1% less for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$0.81
IRR34,241
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$1.26
IRR53,130
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$1.97
IRR82,815
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$17.74
IRR746,245
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.64
IRR68,956
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$34.76
IRR1,461,991
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,087
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$107.71
IRR4,530,746
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$67.95
IRR2,858,181
|
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