Maputo vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3076
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$520
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$1290
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
96
😀 Quality of life
38
60
🏙️ Population
1.13M
8.69M

The cost of living in Maputo is 40% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4869th and 6443rd ($1116 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th in Mozambique and Iran, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 7151st and 5234th 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
$10.9
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.81
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$913
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.1
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$134
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.92%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3581
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2586
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.1
$2.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.67
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.8
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.98
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.9
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$273
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5539
$1838

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$1003
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$459
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$623
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$791
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$841
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$819
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$696
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$822
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$838
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$909
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$997
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1079
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$874
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$834
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$717
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$971
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$848
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$943
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$717
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$788
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$689
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$774
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$627
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$663
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$554
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$871
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$581
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$718
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$809
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$692
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$600
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$696
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$862
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$654

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$722
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$720
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$716
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$706
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$706
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$693
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$708
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$689
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$675
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$696
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$699
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$701
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$741
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$673
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$659
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$550
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$542
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$472
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$627
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$468
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$670
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$607
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$575
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$578
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$462
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$559
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$453
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$470
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$474
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$689
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$513
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$603
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564