Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 4.5 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Tehran
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$10.56
FCFA6,502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.40
IRR185,130
|
$11.60
FCFA7,137
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
IRR38,633
|
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
IRR34,673
|
$0.71
FCFA438
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for groceries
Tehran
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
IRR21,739
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.11
IRR88,678
|
$4.75
FCFA2,923
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
IRR118,176
|
$8.16
FCFA5,025
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
IRR52,313
|
$3.00
FCFA1,849
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
IRR57,362
|
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,484
|
$2.27
FCFA1,398
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,093
|
$1.37
FCFA846
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IRR18,428
|
$1.89
FCFA1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,015
|
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,972
|
$1.14
FCFA699
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,969
|
$1.51
FCFA932
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Tehran
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
IRR114,986
|
$3.79
FCFA2,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.14
IRR552,886
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$67,000.00
IRR2,819,025,000
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,290,109
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.36
IRR141,182
|
$14.35
FCFA8,832
|
|
pay 12.2 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.61
IRR572,585
|
$300.00
FCFA184,636
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$541.99
IRR22,804,051
|
$501.57
FCFA308,694
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.67
IRR17,783,756
|
$250.00
FCFA153,863
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.67
IRR701,180
|
$423.64
FCFA260,730
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.51
IRR5,491,143
|
$1,200.00
FCFA738,542
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,698.11
IRR71,448,066
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,415,975
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
IRR42,075
|
$1.17
FCFA719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
IRR62,651
|
$3.13
FCFA1,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.96
IRR124,396
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.28
IRR853,263
|
$50.06
FCFA30,811
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.36
IRR57,222
|
$8.34
FCFA5,135
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
Tehran
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.43
IRR1,827,488
|
$40.00
FCFA24,618
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,921
|
$64.46
FCFA39,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.62
IRR5,790,456
|
$127.50
FCFA78,470
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.88
IRR3,655,268
|
$92.81
FCFA57,122
|
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