Cost of living comparison
Iran is 42.3% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Iran instead of Mali, you would:
pay 9.2% less for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,216
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA4,040
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA486
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA365
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 50.0% less for groceries
|
Mali
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA693
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,952
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,966
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,773
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA314
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA472
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 54.4% less for transportation
|
Mali
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,449
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 71.0% less for housing
|
Mali
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,954
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,501
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,188
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA587
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA42,397
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,567
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
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