Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 6.5% more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 50.4% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,838
|
$4.40
IRR185,075
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA685
|
$0.92
IRR38,621
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA770
|
$0.82
IRR34,663
|
|
pay 69.7% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,046
|
$0.52
IRR21,732
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.11
IRR88,652
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,443
|
$2.81
IRR118,141
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
$1.24
IRR52,297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,398
|
$1.36
IRR57,345
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,630
|
$0.46
IRR19,478
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA815
|
$0.64
IRR27,085
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
$0.44
IRR18,422
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA815
|
$0.26
IRR11,012
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,234
|
$0.26
IRR10,968
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
$0.24
IRR9,966
|
|
pay 38.6% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,905
|
$2.73
IRR114,952
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,945
|
$13.14
IRR552,721
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,270,024
|
$67,000.00
IRR2,818,187,500
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,622
|
$3.36
IRR141,140
|
|
pay 67.9% more for housing
Malabo
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA102,700
|
$13.61
IRR572,415
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,375
|
$541.99
IRR22,797,276
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA71,890
|
$422.67
IRR17,778,473
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,775
|
$16.67
IRR700,972
|
|
pay 69.7% more for childcare
Malabo
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,080
|
$130.51
IRR5,489,512
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA718,902
|
$1,698.11
IRR71,426,840
|
|
pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA514
|
$1.00
IRR42,062
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,108
|
$1.49
IRR62,632
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,027
|
$2.96
IRR124,359
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$20.28
IRR853,010
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.36
IRR57,205
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
Malabo
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,405
|
$43.43
IRR1,826,945
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,638
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,359
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,050
|
$137.62
IRR5,788,736
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,215
|
$86.88
IRR3,654,182
|
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