Cost of living comparison
Iran is 2.1 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Iran instead of Benin, you would:
pay 16.3% more for restaurants
Benin
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
CFA420
|
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
CFA319
|
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
|
pay 9.9% less for groceries
Benin
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
CFA925
|
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
CFA4,037
|
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
CFA1,225
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
CFA1,294
|
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CFA816
|
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA326
|
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA291
|
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CFA455
|
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CFA389
|
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CFA404
|
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
|
pay 69.8% less for transportation
Benin
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
CFA2,121
|
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
CFA21,996
|
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Benin
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
CFA30,193
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
CFA124,628
|
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
CFA96,362
|
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
CFA47,324
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
|
pay 61.0% less for childcare
Benin
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
CFA128,482
|
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
CFA3,323,413
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
|
pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
CFA617
|
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
CFA39,401
|
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
CFA10,279
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
CFA28,266
|
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
|
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