Cost of living comparison

 Benin
compared to
 Iran
Iran vs. Benin Cost of Living Summary

Iran is 28.7% more expensive than Benin overall.

Restaurants
pay 18.5% more in Iran
Groceries
pay 42.0% less in Iran
Transportation
pay 54.1% less in Iran
Housing
pay 1.0% less in Iran
Childcare
pay 69.8% less in Iran
Entertainment and Sports
pay 47.8% less in Iran
Clothing
pay 5.0 times more in Iran

The cost of clothing and restaurants in Iran are more expensive than in Benin. Expenses including childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing are lower in Iran. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Iran.

Iran vs. Benin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iran instead of Benin, you would:

pay 18.5% more for restaurants

 
Benin
Iran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.27
F CFA2,079
$3.77
IRR158,537
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.90
F CFA3,118
$3.72
IRR156,540
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.69
F CFA437
$0.85
IRR35,765

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pay 42.0% less for groceries

 
Benin
Iran
Bread
1 loaf
$1.25
F CFA797
$0.50
IRR20,954
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.36
F CFA2,772
$2.06
IRR86,721
Milk (1 gallon) $7.11
F CFA4,525
$2.72
IRR114,497

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pay 54.1% less for transportation

 
Benin
Iran
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.75
F CFA2,387
$2.50
IRR105,234
Monthly public transit pass ?? $11.01
IRR463,375
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $70,890.26
IRR2,984,480,044

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pay 1.0% less for housing

 
Benin
Iran
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$52.08
F CFA33,130
$11.98
IRR504,340
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $178.09
F CFA113,293
$337.20
IRR14,196,072
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $130.71
F CFA83,151
$231.30
IRR9,737,893

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pay 69.8% less for childcare

 
Benin
Iran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $204.24
F CFA129,923
$88.94
IRR3,744,341
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,990.94
F CFA3,811,082
$1,004.45
IRR42,287,143

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pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Benin
Iran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.98
F CFA624
$0.81
IRR34,256
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.08
F CFA2,598
$1.24
IRR52,355
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.12
F CFA1,351
$1.96
IRR82,630

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pay 5.0 times more for clothing

 
Benin
Iran
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$16.34
F CFA10,394
$33.35
IRR1,404,230
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$8.17
F CFA5,197
$29.13
IRR1,226,294
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$8.17
F CFA5,197
$104.63
IRR4,404,965

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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