Cost of living comparison
Iran is 18.8% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Iran instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 16.4% more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,914
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA598
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA294
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 18.3% less for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,360
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,218
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,169
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,286
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA830
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA330
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA316
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA321
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA375
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 26.9% more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,372
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,934
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,179,196
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,412
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 74.6% more for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,030
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA171,719
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,167
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,106
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 34.5% less for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA126,207
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA939,196
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA759
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA835
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,072
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA14,920
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,574
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 63.8% more for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,585
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,285
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA40,869
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA53,886
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
|
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