Cost of living comparison

 Tehran, Iran
compared to
 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 2.8 times more expensive than Tehran.

Restaurants
pay 1.4% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries
pay 2.9 times more in Ouagadougou
Transportation
pay 75.6% more in Ouagadougou
Housing
pay 3.9 times more in Ouagadougou
Childcare
pay 4.8 times more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.3 times more in Ouagadougou

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Tehran. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Ouagadougou.

Ouagadougou vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Tehran, you would:

pay 1.4% less for restaurants

 
Tehran
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.00
IRR169,000
$1.23
F CFA736
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.00
IRR211,250
$7.35
F CFA4,418
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.45
IRR19,178
$0.76
F CFA458

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

 
Tehran
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$0.53
IRR22,602
$0.71
F CFA430
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.83
IRR77,272
$8.17
F CFA4,909
Milk (1 gallon) $2.32
IRR98,152
$9.16
F CFA5,505

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pay 75.6% more for transportation

 
Tehran
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.76
IRR116,458
$4.84
F CFA2,908
Monthly public transit pass $10.00
IRR422,500
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
??

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

 
Tehran
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$6.79
IRR286,962
$44.85
F CFA26,950
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $489.72
IRR20,690,640
$408.47
F CFA245,446
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $339.71
IRR14,352,610
$285.93
F CFA171,812

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pay 4.8 times more for childcare

 
Tehran
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $123.20
IRR5,205,200
$122.54
F CFA73,634
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
$15,052.55
F CFA9,044,861

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Tehran
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.80
IRR33,800
$1.14
F CFA687
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.51
IRR63,638
$1.63
F CFA982
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.50
IRR105,625
$1.63
F CFA982

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Tehran
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
??

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