Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 27.4% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Tehran instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 5.9% less for restaurants
|
N'djamena
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,667
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA561
|
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
|
N'djamena
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA203
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,861
|
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,347
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,844
|
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA485
|
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,076
|
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA661
|
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
N'djamena
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,439
|
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,013,290
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,287
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 41.5% less for housing
|
N'djamena
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA118,582
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA862,416
|
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA111,806
|
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA116,589
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
N'djamena
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,361
|
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,016,419
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
|
pay 5.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
N'djamena
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA81,314
|
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 20.6% more for clothing
|
N'djamena
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,328
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,116
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,034
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,067
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
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