Cost of living comparison
Iran is 41.0% cheaper than Gabon.
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
FCFA10,276
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA822
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 61.8% less for groceries
|
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA590
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 3.2% less for transportation
|
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 70.1% less for housing
|
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
|
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 48.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
|
Gabon
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
|
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