Cost of living comparison
Iran is 31.1% cheaper than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Iran instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 55.3% more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA772
|
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,629
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA480
|
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA334
|
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
|
pay 47.7% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,769
|
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,802
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,600
|
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA933
|
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA313
|
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA260
|
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA657
|
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA752
|
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA386
|
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
|
pay 48.4% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,047
|
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
|
pay 49.0% less for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,239
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA257,190
|
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA180,033
|
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,118
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
|
pay 60.3% less for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,157
|
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,477,657
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
|
pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA720
|
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
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