Isfahan vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$488
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1224
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$208
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$157
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.5
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
27
😀 Quality of life
57
22
🏙️ Population
1.96M
2.12M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 32% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8733rd and 7156th ($488 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 2nd in Iran and Somalia, respectively. Check Iran vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Isfahan ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 6153rd and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Mogadishu

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Isfahan Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.4
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.25
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.2
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.54
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1182
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$727
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.88
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.05
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.07
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.01
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$13.5
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.6
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.01
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.44
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$524
$629

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$459
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$454
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$451
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$352
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$487
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$452
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$459
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$448
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$536
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$469
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$469
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$517
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$496
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$504
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$557
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$456
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$517
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$570
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$514
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$570
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$548
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$577
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$439
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$484
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$590
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$485
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$587
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$584
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$471
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$611
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$638
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$614
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$563
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$613
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$614
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$505
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$616

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Distance City Cost of living
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$745
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$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800