Maputo vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$915
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2130
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$428
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$677
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.3
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
96
😀 Quality of life
42
66
🏙️ Population
1.13M
8.69M

The cost of living in Maputo is 34% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6137th and 7204th ($915 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th in Mozambique and Iran, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 7527th and 5113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Tehran

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Maputo Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.79
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.12%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.03
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.89
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5749
$2007

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$908
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$469
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$915
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$599
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$827
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$830
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$838
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$740
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$826
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$892
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$975
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$984
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1082
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$890
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$892
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$706
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$984
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$875
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$940
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$731
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$808
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$762
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$762
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$650
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$577
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$514
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$873
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$598
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$668
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$833
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$637
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$536
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$996
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$698
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$901
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$607

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$628
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488