Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 54.8% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 50.0% less for restaurants
Bangui
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,865
|
$4.40
IRR185,130
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,360
|
$0.92
IRR38,633
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA765
|
$0.82
IRR34,673
|
|
pay 46.3% less for groceries
Bangui
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA816
|
$0.52
IRR21,739
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,275
|
$2.11
IRR88,678
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,653
|
$2.81
IRR118,176
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,734
|
$1.24
IRR52,313
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,776
|
$1.36
IRR57,362
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA463
|
$0.46
IRR19,484
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA463
|
$0.64
IRR27,093
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.44
IRR18,428
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.26
IRR11,015
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.26
IRR10,972
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.24
IRR9,969
|
|
pay 56.5% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,471
|
$2.73
IRR114,986
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,400
|
$13.14
IRR552,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$67,000.00
IRR2,819,025,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.36
IRR141,182
|
|
pay 77.8% less for housing
Bangui
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$13.61
IRR572,585
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,226,122
|
$541.99
IRR22,804,051
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,473,149
|
$422.67
IRR17,783,756
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$16.67
IRR701,180
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$130.51
IRR5,491,143
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,698.11
IRR71,448,066
|
pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
$1.00
IRR42,075
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
$1.49
IRR62,651
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,550
|
$2.96
IRR124,396
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$20.28
IRR853,263
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.36
IRR57,222
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$43.43
IRR1,827,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.92
IRR1,889,921
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$137.62
IRR5,790,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$86.88
IRR3,655,268
|
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