Cost of living comparison
Iran is 29.6% cheaper than Cameroon overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 7.7% less in Iran
- Groceries
-
pay 45.8% less in Iran
- Transportation
-
pay 18.7% more in Iran
- Housing
-
pay 47.0% less in Iran
- Childcare
-
pay 68.2% less in Iran
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 33.1% less in Iran
- Clothing
-
pay 24.2% less in Iran
Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Iran.
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
FCFA2,803
|
$3.77
IRR158,537
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,721
|
$3.72
IRR156,540
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA834
|
$0.85
IRR35,765
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA340
|
$0.81
IRR33,907
|
|
pay 45.8% less for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA244
|
$0.50
IRR20,954
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA5,937
|
$2.06
IRR86,721
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,699
|
$2.72
IRR114,497
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,078
|
$1.20
IRR50,714
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,896
|
$1.58
IRR66,694
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA987
|
$0.47
IRR19,622
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA484
|
$0.75
IRR31,701
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA471
|
$0.49
IRR20,443
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA339
|
$0.30
IRR12,802
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA544
|
$0.26
IRR10,895
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA410
|
$0.24
IRR10,040
|
|
pay 18.7% more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,668
|
$2.50
IRR105,234
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA9,894
|
$11.01
IRR463,375
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA15,629,051
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,984,480,044
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,358
|
$2.96
IRR124,785
|
|
pay 47.0% less for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA58,267
|
$11.98
IRR504,340
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA215,436
|
$337.20
IRR14,196,072
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA160,641
|
$231.30
IRR9,737,893
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA42,308
|
$12.31
IRR518,290
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA208,088
|
$88.94
IRR3,744,341
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,612,460
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,287,143
|
|
pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA693
|
$0.81
IRR34,256
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA967
|
$1.24
IRR52,355
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,154
|
$1.96
IRR82,630
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,040
|
$17.71
IRR745,579
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA4,947
|
$1.59
IRR66,829
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA25,297
|
$33.35
IRR1,404,230
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA31,607
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,294
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA58,560
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,965
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA66,919
|
$65.71
IRR2,766,390
|
|
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