Cost of living comparison
Iran is 62.8% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Iran instead of Chad, you would:
pay 11.3% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA562
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 35.0% less for groceries
Chad
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,155
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,164
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,505
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA386
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA417
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA278
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Chad
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,002
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,921,824
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 42.5% more for housing
Chad
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,647
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA711,608
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,115
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,889
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,021,004
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA817
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,106
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,063
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 78.4% more for clothing
Chad
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,155
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,078
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
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