Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 3.0 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Iran, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Iran
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,506
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR145,876
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,811
|
$1.45
F CFA875
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,237
|
$1.34
F CFA809
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Iran
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,514
|
$0.68
F CFA412
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,180
|
$6.82
F CFA4,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,823
|
$9.41
F CFA5,673
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,531
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,310
|
$4.97
F CFA2,997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,792
|
$1.00
F CFA604
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,941
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,628
|
$0.96
F CFA579
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,873
|
$0.78
F CFA471
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,296
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,143
|
$0.51
F CFA305
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,075
|
$6.06
F CFA3,655
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,150
|
$20.64
F CFA12,443
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,873,252,398
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,424,562
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,509
|
$28.89
F CFA17,420
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Iran
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,251
|
$47.86
F CFA28,853
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,297,154
|
$925.69
F CFA558,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,250,459
|
$363.71
F CFA219,291
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,452
|
$90.91
F CFA54,814
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,870,660
|
$251.78
F CFA151,803
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,371,541
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,462,044
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,241
|
$2.48
F CFA1,493
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,130
|
$3.91
F CFA2,357
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,815
|
$1.32
F CFA796
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,245
|
$65.49
F CFA39,485
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR68,956
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 18.4% more for clothing
Iran
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,461,991
|
$59.44
F CFA35,835
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,087
|
$35.77
F CFA21,568
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,530,746
|
$82.22
F CFA49,573
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,858,181
|
$75.12
F CFA45,292
|
|
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