Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 4.1 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Iran, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
$13.96
FCFA8,790
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
$8.94
FCFA5,626
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
$1.88
FCFA1,186
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
$1.50
FCFA943
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
$2.56
FCFA1,614
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
$4.20
FCFA2,646
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
$7.87
FCFA4,955
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
$3.39
FCFA2,136
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
$2.20
FCFA1,383
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
$1.18
FCFA742
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
$0.91
FCFA573
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
$1.98
FCFA1,244
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
$1.21
FCFA761
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
$1.16
FCFA733
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
$1.05
FCFA662
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
$5.18
FCFA3,263
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
$22.59
FCFA14,223
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,711,975
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
$14.09
FCFA8,875
|
|
pay 12.0 times more for housing
|
Iran
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
$75.50
FCFA47,536
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
$971.39
FCFA611,621
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
$357.68
FCFA225,207
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
$456.95
FCFA287,715
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
$214.14
FCFA134,834
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,211,154
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
$2.76
FCFA1,741
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
$4.13
FCFA2,602
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
$3.75
FCFA2,361
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
$61.25
FCFA38,564
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
|
pay 16.3% more for clothing
|
Iran
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
$35.83
FCFA22,562
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
$37.92
FCFA23,874
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
$92.22
FCFA58,067
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
$91.67
FCFA57,717
|
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