Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 2.7 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 69.2% more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
$9.80
F CFA6,165
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
$1.37
F CFA861
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
$0.61
F CFA385
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
$0.51
F CFA321
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
$8.54
F CFA5,368
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
$2.26
F CFA1,423
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
$3.30
F CFA2,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
$1.67
F CFA1,049
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
$1.06
F CFA664
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
$0.72
F CFA454
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
$0.56
F CFA350
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
$0.26
F CFA163
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
$3.45
F CFA2,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
$12.25
F CFA7,707
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
$19,606.70
F CFA12,330,925
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
$3.76
F CFA2,363
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
$796.52
F CFA500,944
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
$170.73
F CFA107,377
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
$925.87
F CFA582,294
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
$4,493.20
F CFA2,825,837
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
$3.00
F CFA1,884
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
$54.46
F CFA34,253
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
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