Cost of living comparison

Iran

compared to

Cameroon

Yaounde vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 2.1 times more expensive than Tehran.

Restaurants: pay 77.5% more in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 65.2% more in Yaounde
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 83.7% more in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 33.0% less in Yaounde

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

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Yaounde vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.5% more for restaurants

	Tehran	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.80 IRR5M	$5.34 FCFA3,064	+40.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 IRR6M	$5.34 FCFA3,064	+18.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 IRR647K	$1.78 FCFA1,021	+278.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 IRR1M	$0.73 FCFA419	-28.2%
Average			+77.5%

Tehran vs. Yaounde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Tehran	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 IRR738K	$1.10 FCFA633	+105.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.89 IRR3M	$7.12 FCFA4,085	+277.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.35 IRR3M	$11.07 FCFA6,347	+370.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.11 IRR2M	$1.89 FCFA1,083	+69.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IRR2M	$2.83 FCFA1,621	+100.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.41 IRR563K	$2.06 FCFA1,181	+403.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 IRR938K	$0.94 FCFA540	+38.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 IRR524K	$0.97 FCFA556	+154.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 IRR394K	$0.56 FCFA318	+94.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR335K	$0.75 FCFA432	+209.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 IRR317K	$0.68 FCFA388	+193.8%
Average			+183.4%

Tehran vs. Yaounde - Cost of groceries

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pay 65.2% more for transportation

	Tehran	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.75 IRR4M	$5.29 FCFA3,035	+92.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 IRR9M	$17.81 FCFA10,213	+171.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$68,000.00 IRR94B	$33,831.20 FCFA19M	-50.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.85 IRR4M	$4.18 FCFA2,400	+46.8%
Average			+65.2%

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Tehran	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 IRR8M	$53.42 FCFA30,638	+827.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$450.54 IRR620M	$129.09 FCFA74,043	-71.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.19 IRR442M	$119.30 FCFA68,426	-62.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$12.05 IRR17M	$63.35 FCFA36,337	+425.7%
Average			+279.8%

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pay 83.7% more for childcare

	Tehran	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.82 IRR170M	$343.45 FCFA197K	+177.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,011.10 IRR3B	$1,810.27 FCFA1M	-10.0%
Average			+83.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tehran	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.65 IRR894K	$1.25 FCFA715	+91.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.23 IRR2M	$2.67 FCFA1,532	+116.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR3M	$1.78 FCFA1,021	-28.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.91 IRR30M	$24.48 FCFA14,043	+11.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.50 IRR2M	$8.90 FCFA5,106	+493.5%
Average			+137.0%

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pay 33.0% less for clothing

	Tehran	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.24 IRR35M	$18.99 FCFA10,894	-24.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.76 IRR42M	$30.27 FCFA17,362	-1.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.65 IRR162M	$19.59 FCFA11,234	-83.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.84 IRR96M	$54.31 FCFA31,149	-22.2%
Average			-33.0%

Tehran vs. Yaounde - Cost of clothing

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