Cost of living comparison
Iran is 41.0% cheaper than Gabon overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 54.0% less in Iran
- Groceries
-
pay 61.8% less in Iran
- Transportation
-
pay 3.2% less in Iran
- Housing
-
pay 70.1% less in Iran
- Childcare
-
pay 53.0% less in Iran
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 48.3% less in Iran
- Clothing
-
pay 3.7% more in Iran
Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Iran.
If you lived in Iran instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 54.0% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA9,099
|
$3.77
IRR158,631
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA6,824
|
$3.72
IRR156,633
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA682
|
$0.85
IRR35,786
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA728
|
$0.81
IRR33,927
|
|
pay 61.8% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA789
|
$0.50
IRR20,967
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA1,896
|
$2.06
IRR86,772
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA5,446
|
$2.72
IRR114,565
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA1,888
|
$1.20
IRR50,744
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,733
|
$1.58
IRR66,734
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA798
|
$0.47
IRR19,634
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA647
|
$0.75
IRR31,719
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA798
|
$0.49
IRR20,455
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA523
|
$0.30
IRR12,810
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA578
|
$0.26
IRR10,902
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA619
|
$0.24
IRR10,046
|
|
pay 3.2% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,166
|
$2.50
IRR105,296
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA25,023
|
$11.01
IRR463,650
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA15,468,612
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,986,252,300
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA3,799
|
$2.96
IRR124,859
|
|
pay 70.1% less for housing
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA37,913
|
$11.98
IRR504,639
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA470,124
|
$337.20
IRR14,204,502
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA272,976
|
$231.30
IRR9,743,676
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA46,388
|
$12.31
IRR518,598
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA65,969
|
$88.94
IRR3,746,565
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA2,957,235
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,312,254
|
|
pay 48.3% less for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA546
|
$0.81
IRR34,276
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,366
|
$1.24
IRR52,386
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,365
|
$1.96
IRR82,680
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA31,847
|
$17.71
IRR746,022
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,508
|
$1.59
IRR66,868
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA36,397
|
$33.35
IRR1,405,064
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA40,946
|
$29.13
IRR1,227,023
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA25,023
|
$104.63
IRR4,407,580
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA40,036
|
$65.71
IRR2,768,033
|
|
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