Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 5.9% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 14.4% more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA876
|
$0.54
IRR22,781
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA286
|
$0.96
IRR40,433
|
|
pay 51.0% less for groceries
Yaounde
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
$0.58
IRR24,317
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,231
|
$2.03
IRR85,183
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,558
|
$2.39
IRR100,399
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$1.11
IRR46,781
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
$1.73
IRR72,682
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,151
|
$0.48
IRR20,031
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA474
|
$0.69
IRR29,092
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA519
|
$0.45
IRR18,763
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA277
|
$0.28
IRR11,875
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA421
|
$0.24
IRR9,918
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA378
|
$0.23
IRR9,717
|
|
pay 21.4% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,759
|
$2.90
IRR122,125
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$15.00
IRR630,938
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA18,913,132
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,365,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,289
|
$2.90
IRR121,981
|
|
pay 58.4% more for housing
Yaounde
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,545
|
$6.62
IRR278,527
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA80,879
|
$471.62
IRR19,837,584
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA74,657
|
$303.59
IRR12,769,912
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,633
|
$13.35
IRR561,498
|
|
pay 43.7% less for childcare
Yaounde
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA161,185
|
$126.80
IRR5,333,405
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,708,818
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,854,322
|
|
pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA647
|
$0.75
IRR31,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA846
|
$1.43
IRR59,973
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
$2.50
IRR105,156
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,443
|
$17.44
IRR733,554
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
$1.50
IRR63,094
|
|
pay 62.4% more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA14,931
|
$33.14
IRR1,393,821
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,420
|
$28.48
IRR1,197,940
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
$141.42
IRR5,948,608
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$69.72
IRR2,932,416
|
|
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