Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 3.3 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 37.7% more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
$4.29
FCFA2,696
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
$0.90
FCFA567
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
$0.68
FCFA425
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
$11.03
FCFA6,937
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
$2.16
FCFA1,361
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
$0.78
FCFA490
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
$1.73
FCFA1,088
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
$1.06
FCFA668
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
$3.92
FCFA2,466
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
$11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
$3.68
FCFA2,312
|
|
pay 11.8 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
$190.62
FCFA119,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
$1,386.33
FCFA871,883
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
$179.73
FCFA113,033
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
$187.42
FCFA117,869
|
|
pay 38.8% less for childcare
|
Tehran
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
$35.95
FCFA22,607
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
$1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
$0.94
FCFA591
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
$130.71
FCFA82,206
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
N'djamena
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
$32.68
FCFA20,552
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
$61.27
FCFA38,534
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
$53.10
FCFA33,396
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
$106.20
FCFA66,793
|
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