Maputo vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3226
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$510
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$1512
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$220
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
96
😀 Quality of life
41
61
🏙️ Population
1.19M
8.69M

The cost of living in Maputo is 55% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4791st and 6811th ($1084 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 11th 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 0.4 months in Tehran. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 7059th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.8
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$105
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.2%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2315
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.5
$2.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.21
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.1
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3971
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$978
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$447
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$952
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$558
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$739
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$866
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$746
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$631
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$741
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$755
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$783
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$889
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$908
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$776
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$780
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$637
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$875
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$751
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$845
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$625
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$701
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$621
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$682
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$535
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$605
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$511
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$837
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$511
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$656
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$719
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$631
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$554
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1014
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$601
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$689
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$603

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569