Cost of living comparison
Iran is 26.7% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Iran instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 41.4% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 58.2% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA895
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA741
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 22.0% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 39.2% less for housing
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 33.7% less for childcare
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA613
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 32.7% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
|
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