Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 34.6% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 31.0% less for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA582
|
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
|
pay 51.3% less for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA640
|
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA621
|
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA554
|
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA340
|
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
|
pay 7.8% more for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
|
pay 54.3% less for housing
|
Dakar
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
|
pay 62.4% less for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
|
pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
|
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