Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 37.7% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 42.2% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,474
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,106
|
$4.40
IRR185,075
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,425
|
$0.92
IRR38,621
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA436
|
$0.82
IRR34,663
|
|
pay 67.9% less for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,022
|
$0.52
IRR21,732
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,910
|
$2.11
IRR88,652
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,003
|
$2.81
IRR118,141
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,840
|
$1.24
IRR52,297
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,325
|
$1.36
IRR57,345
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,391
|
$0.46
IRR19,478
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA842
|
$0.64
IRR27,085
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
$0.44
IRR18,422
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,696
|
$0.26
IRR11,012
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA696
|
$0.26
IRR10,968
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA928
|
$0.24
IRR9,966
|
|
pay 17.8% less for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,319
|
$2.73
IRR114,952
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.14
IRR552,721
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,169,564
|
$67,000.00
IRR2,818,187,500
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
$3.36
IRR141,140
|
|
pay 28.6% less for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
$13.61
IRR572,415
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA307,330
|
$541.99
IRR22,797,276
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,183
|
$422.67
IRR17,778,473
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA259,578
|
$16.67
IRR700,972
|
|
pay 84.9% less for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA735,280
|
$130.51
IRR5,489,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,392,051
|
$1,698.11
IRR71,426,840
|
|
pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA716
|
$1.00
IRR42,062
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,919
|
$1.49
IRR62,632
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA818
|
$2.96
IRR124,359
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,675
|
$20.28
IRR853,010
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,112
|
$1.36
IRR57,205
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,509
|
$43.43
IRR1,826,945
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,496
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,359
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,123
|
$137.62
IRR5,788,736
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,869
|
$86.88
IRR3,654,182
|
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