Cost of living comparison
Iran is 29.6% cheaper than Cameroon.
If you lived in Iran instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 7.7% less for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,880
|
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,795
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA856
|
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA349
|
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
|
pay 45.8% less for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,099
|
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,855
|
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,108
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,948
|
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,014
|
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA497
|
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA484
|
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA349
|
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA559
|
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
|
pay 18.7% more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,741
|
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,055,183
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,422
|
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
|
pay 47.0% less for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA59,856
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA221,310
|
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA165,021
|
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,462
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA213,762
|
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,656,424
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
|
pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA711
|
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA993
|
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,186
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,505
|
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA25,986
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,469
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,157
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA68,744
|
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
|
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