Cost of living comparison
Iran is 5.8% more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Iran instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 97.5% more for restaurants
|
Nigeria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.61
NGN4,041.36
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN8,679.44
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
NGN588.71
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
NGN350.28
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 48.5% less for groceries
|
Nigeria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
NGN1,962.20
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
NGN3,891.89
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.86
NGN15,262.59
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN2,900.97
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
NGN3,150.84
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
NGN2,706.63
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
NGN1,397.59
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
NGN1,134.39
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
NGN1,219.68
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
NGN1,266.29
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,291.87
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 45.2% more for transportation
|
Nigeria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.41
NGN3,729.32
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.26
NGN56,127.34
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,757.94
NGN25,943,134.85
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.54
NGN19,409.47
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 49.0% less for housing
|
Nigeria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.99
NGN46,434.62
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.80
NGN1,132,907.70
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$456.14
NGN706,159.49
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.28
NGN28,302.11
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 20.2% less for childcare
|
Nigeria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$85.98
NGN133,110.26
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,787.42
NGN2,767,129.87
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nigeria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
NGN1,401.65
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
NGN3,151.59
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
NGN2,476.08
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.79
NGN56,957.18
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
NGN10,011.47
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 46.4% more for clothing
|
Nigeria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.81
NGN27,577.25
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.83
NGN44,638.63
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.22
NGN88,579.44
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.36
NGN88,804.88
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
|
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