Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Iran instead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Iran
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.77
IRR158,584
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$3.72
IRR156,586
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.85
IRR35,776
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.81
IRR33,917
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Iran
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.50
IRR20,961
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.06
IRR86,747
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.72
IRR114,531
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.20
IRR50,729
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.58
IRR66,714
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.47
IRR19,628
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.75
IRR31,710
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
IRR20,449
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.30
IRR12,806
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.26
IRR10,899
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.24
IRR10,043
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.50
IRR105,265
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.01
IRR463,512
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$70,890.26
IRR2,985,366,172
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.96
IRR124,822
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$11.98
IRR504,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$337.20
IRR14,200,287
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$231.30
IRR9,740,785
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$12.31
IRR518,444
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$88.94
IRR3,745,453
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,004.45
IRR42,299,698
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$0.81
IRR34,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.24
IRR52,371
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.96
IRR82,655
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$17.71
IRR745,800
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.59
IRR66,848
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$33.35
IRR1,404,647
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.13
IRR1,226,658
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$104.63
IRR4,406,273
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$65.71
IRR2,767,212
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