Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 2.1 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 80.7% more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,350
|
$4.98
F CFA3,054
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,350
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,795
|
$1.33
F CFA814
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,458
|
$1.66
F CFA1,018
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,331
|
$0.91
F CFA561
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,233
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,459
|
$6.28
F CFA3,854
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,809
|
$4.98
F CFA3,054
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,725
|
$6.02
F CFA3,694
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,043
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,109
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,774
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,882
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,924
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,723
|
?? | |
pay 54.8% more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,197
|
$4.59
F CFA2,816
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR631,312
|
$9.47
F CFA5,807
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,367,000,000
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,054
|
$7.05
F CFA4,326
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,692
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,849,375
|
$440.73
F CFA270,375
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,777,502
|
$228.99
F CFA140,480
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,831
|
$77.04
F CFA47,264
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,336,575
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,900,596
|
?? |
pay 73.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,566
|
$1.58
F CFA967
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR60,009
|
$2.07
F CFA1,272
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,219
|
$1.66
F CFA1,018
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR733,990
|
$58.08
F CFA35,630
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,131
|
$1.66
F CFA1,018
|
|
pay 73.2% more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,649
|
$91.27
F CFA55,990
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,652
|
$58.08
F CFA35,630
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,952,144
|
$82.97
F CFA50,900
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,934,159
|
$107.86
F CFA66,170
|
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