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
FCFA9,855
|
$3.77
IRR158,537
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,391
|
$3.72
IRR156,540
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA739
|
$0.85
IRR35,765
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA788
|
$0.81
IRR33,907
|
|
pay 61.8% less for groceries
|
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA854
|
$0.50
IRR20,954
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,053
|
$2.06
IRR86,721
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA5,899
|
$2.72
IRR114,497
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,045
|
$1.20
IRR50,714
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,877
|
$1.58
IRR66,694
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA864
|
$0.47
IRR19,622
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA700
|
$0.75
IRR31,701
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA864
|
$0.49
IRR20,443
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA566
|
$0.30
IRR12,802
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA626
|
$0.26
IRR10,895
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA671
|
$0.24
IRR10,040
|
|
pay 3.2% less for transportation
|
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,346
|
$2.50
IRR105,234
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,101
|
$11.01
IRR463,375
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA16,753,224
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,984,480,044
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,115
|
$2.96
IRR124,785
|
|
pay 70.1% less for housing
|
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA41,062
|
$11.98
IRR504,340
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA509,167
|
$337.20
IRR14,196,072
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA295,645
|
$231.30
IRR9,737,893
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA50,240
|
$12.31
IRR518,290
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
|
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA71,448
|
$88.94
IRR3,744,341
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,202,822
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,287,143
|
|
pay 48.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA591
|
$0.81
IRR34,256
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,562
|
$1.24
IRR52,355
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,478
|
$1.96
IRR82,630
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA34,492
|
$17.71
IRR745,579
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,716
|
$1.59
IRR66,829
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
|
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA39,419
|
$33.35
IRR1,404,230
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA44,347
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,294
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,101
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,965
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA43,361
|
$65.71
IRR2,766,390
|
|
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