Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 7.0% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Ouagadougou
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA499
|
$4.00
IRR168,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,297
|
$4.00
IRR168,900
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA466
|
$0.54
IRR22,869
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.96
IRR40,590
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
|
Ouagadougou
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA535
|
$0.58
IRR24,411
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.03
IRR85,512
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,560
|
$2.39
IRR100,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,526
|
$1.11
IRR46,962
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.73
IRR72,963
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA483
|
$0.48
IRR20,109
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA303
|
$0.69
IRR29,204
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA258
|
$0.45
IRR18,835
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA410
|
$0.28
IRR11,921
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA820
|
$0.24
IRR9,957
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA348
|
$0.23
IRR9,755
|
|
pay 29.1% more for transportation
|
Ouagadougou
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,766
|
$2.90
IRR122,596
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,993
|
$15.00
IRR633,375
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$80,000.00
IRR3,378,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,280
|
$2.90
IRR122,452
|
|
pay 25.8% less for housing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,889
|
$6.62
IRR279,603
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA249,387
|
$471.62
IRR19,914,223
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,693
|
$303.59
IRR12,819,246
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,956
|
$13.35
IRR563,667
|
|
pay 42.7% less for childcare
|
Ouagadougou
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,816
|
$126.80
IRR5,354,009
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,190,100
|
$1,850.92
IRR78,155,097
|
|
pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ouagadougou
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA698
|
$0.75
IRR31,669
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA748
|
$1.43
IRR60,205
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA998
|
$2.50
IRR105,562
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,939
|
$17.44
IRR736,388
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$1.50
IRR63,338
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$33.14
IRR1,399,206
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$28.48
IRR1,202,568
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$141.42
IRR5,971,589
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$69.72
IRR2,943,744
|
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