Cost of living comparison

Libreville, Gabon

compared to

Tehran, Iran

Tehran vs. Libreville Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 30.4% cheaper than Libreville.

Restaurants: pay 53.7% less in Tehran
Groceries: pay 62.3% less in Tehran
Transportation: pay 14.9% more in Tehran
Housing: pay 62.1% less in Tehran
Childcare: pay 31.5% less in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.8% less in Tehran
Clothing: pay 24.5% more in Tehran

The cost of clothing and transportation in Tehran are more expensive than in Libreville. Expenses including groceries, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Tehran.

Tehran vs. Libreville Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tehran instead of Libreville, you would:

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pay 53.7% less for restaurants

	Libreville	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 FCFA9,407	$4.00 IRR168,450	-75.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA7,055	$5.00 IRR210,562	-59.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA706	$0.45 IRR19,116	-63.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.31 FCFA753	$1.08 IRR45,690	-17.0%
Average			-53.7%

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pay 62.3% less for groceries

	Libreville	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 FCFA815	$0.53 IRR22,528	-62.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.40 FCFA1,960	$1.83 IRR77,021	-46.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.78 FCFA5,631	$2.32 IRR97,833	-76.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 FCFA1,952	$1.26 IRR53,099	-62.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.11 FCFA1,792	$1.84 IRR77,652	-40.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 FCFA825	$0.46 IRR19,230	-68.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA668	$0.70 IRR29,507	-39.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.43 FCFA825	$0.42 IRR17,773	-70.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 FCFA540	$0.32 IRR13,346	-66.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 FCFA597	$0.24 IRR10,205	-76.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA640	$0.26 IRR11,094	-76.3%
Average			-62.3%

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pay 14.9% more for transportation

	Libreville	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 FCFA2,239	$2.76 IRR116,079	-29.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.93 FCFA25,869	$10.00 IRR421,125	-77.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,776.16 FCFA15,991,667	$90,000.00 IRR3,790,125,000	+224.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.82 FCFA3,928	$2.90 IRR122,126	-57.5%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 62.1% less for housing

	Libreville	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.08 FCFA39,195	$6.79 IRR286,028	-90.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$844.18 FCFA486,021	$489.72 IRR20,623,303	-42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$490.17 FCFA282,206	$339.71 IRR14,305,901	-30.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.30 FCFA47,957	$11.89 IRR500,708	-85.7%
Average			-62.1%

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pay 31.5% less for childcare

	Libreville	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$118.46 FCFA68,200	$123.20 IRR5,188,260	+4.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,310.15 FCFA3,057,230	$1,753.32 IRR73,836,612	-67.0%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Libreville	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 FCFA564	$0.80 IRR33,690	-18.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.25 FCFA2,446	$1.51 IRR63,431	-64.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 FCFA1,411	$2.50 IRR105,281	+2.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.19 FCFA32,924	$19.23 IRR809,834	-66.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 FCFA2,593	$1.50 IRR63,169	-66.7%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 24.5% more for clothing

	Libreville	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.36 FCFA37,627	$36.21 IRR1,524,690	-44.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$73.53 FCFA42,331	$27.96 IRR1,177,657	-62.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.93 FCFA25,869	$138.01 IRR5,811,783	+207.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.89 FCFA41,390	$70.09 IRR2,951,766	-2.5%
Average			+24.5%

Libreville vs. Tehran - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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