Cost of living comparison

Iran

compared to

Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 3.2 times more expensive than Tehran.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 3.2 times more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 6.1 times more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0 times more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 10.1% less in Djibouti

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, housing, and restaurants in Djibouti are more expensive than in Tehran. Notably, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Djibouti.

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Djibouti vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Tehran, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Tehran	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.75 IRR5M	$9.83 DJF1,748	+162.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 IRR5M	$15.45 DJF2,748	+286.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 IRR706K	$1.90 DJF337	+269.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 IRR2M	$1.69 DJF300	-0.3%
Average			+182.1%

Tehran vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.2 times more for groceries

	Tehran	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 IRR816K	$9.27 DJF1,649	+1460.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 IRR3M	$4.78 DJF850	+116.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.57 IRR4M	$10.63 DJF1,891	+314.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.25 IRR2M	$5.69 DJF1,012	+355.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 IRR2M	$8.24 DJF1,466	+439.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 IRR848K	$1.70 DJF302	+175.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 IRR1M	$0.55 DJF98	-35.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 IRR726K	$1.18 DJF210	+123.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IRR414K	$0.73 DJF130	+143.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR357K	$0.72 DJF128	+177.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 IRR304K	$0.75 DJF133	+237.9%
Average			+215.5%

Tehran vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.1 times more for transportation

	Tehran	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.34 IRR462K	$8.56 DJF1,522	+2446.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.50 IRR8M	$42.53 DJF7,564	+673.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,000.00 IRR69B	$33,798.22 DJF6M	-32.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.90 IRR4M	$47.75 DJF8,492	+1546.6%
Average			+509.2%

Tehran vs. Djibouti - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Tehran	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$3.70 IRR5M	$58.99 DJF10,491	+1494.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$425.52 IRR585M	$674.13 DJF120K	+58.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.92 IRR367M	$477.51 DJF84,924	+78.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$9.95 IRR14M	$398.35 DJF70,846	+3902.7%
Average			+203.0%

Tehran vs. Djibouti - Cost of housing

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Tehran	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$107.76 IRR148M	$335.22 DJF59,619	+211.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,581.80 IRR4B	$8,794.47 DJF2M	+240.6%
Average			+225.5%

Tehran vs. Djibouti - Cost of childcare

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pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tehran	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.70 IRR962K	$7.02 DJF1,249	+903.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.36 IRR2M	$3.37 DJF599	+148.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR3M	$1.97 DJF350	-21.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.59 IRR34M	$86.14 DJF15,320	+250.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.00 IRR3M	$12.64 DJF2,248	+532.0%
Average			+303.0%

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pay 10.1% less for clothing

	Tehran	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.60 IRR37M	$42.13 DJF7,493	+58.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.78 IRR52M	$19.66 DJF3,497	-48.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.55 IRR160M	$123.59 DJF21,980	+6.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.17 IRR103M	$56.18 DJF9,991	-25.3%
Average			-10.1%

Tehran vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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