Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 4.3 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Iran, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Iran
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,506
|
$14.00
FCFA8,440
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR145,876
|
$8.94
FCFA5,388
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,811
|
$2.09
FCFA1,263
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,237
|
$1.50
FCFA903
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Iran
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,514
|
$1.53
FCFA925
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,180
|
$4.61
FCFA2,781
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,823
|
$7.14
FCFA4,308
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,531
|
$3.52
FCFA2,122
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,310
|
$2.22
FCFA1,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,792
|
$1.44
FCFA867
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,941
|
$1.03
FCFA620
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,628
|
$2.29
FCFA1,379
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,873
|
$1.31
FCFA789
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,296
|
$1.33
FCFA800
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,143
|
$1.29
FCFA780
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,075
|
$5.17
FCFA3,114
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,150
|
$21.74
FCFA13,107
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,873,252,398
|
$28,585.40
FCFA17,234,791
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,509
|
$20.24
FCFA12,203
|
|
pay 13.1 times more for housing
Iran
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,251
|
$156.50
FCFA94,357
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,297,154
|
$1,030.70
FCFA621,434
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,250,459
|
$381.29
FCFA229,887
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,452
|
$456.95
FCFA275,507
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,870,660
|
$214.14
FCFA129,113
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,371,541
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,074,907
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,241
|
$2.85
FCFA1,719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,130
|
$4.18
FCFA2,522
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,815
|
$3.50
FCFA2,110
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,245
|
$75.25
FCFA45,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR68,956
|
$10.00
FCFA6,029
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
Iran
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,461,991
|
$35.42
FCFA21,354
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,087
|
$35.56
FCFA21,437
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,530,746
|
$92.22
FCFA55,603
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,858,181
|
$90.00
FCFA54,263
|
|
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