Maputo vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2304
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$513
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$209
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
96
😀 Quality of life
42
64
🏙️ Population
1.13M
8.69M

The cost of living in Maputo is 59% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5473rd and 7691st ($1014 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 0.3 months in Tehran. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 7657th and 5219th 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
$10.1
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.2
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$983
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$582
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.9
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.73%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4186
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2086
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.87
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5827
$2402

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$912
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$494
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$965
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$607
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$882
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$875
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$902
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$784
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$851
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$997
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1015
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1104
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1204
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$912
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$938
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$742
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1031
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$994
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$789
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$872
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$860
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$811
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$660
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$615
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$549
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$840
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$611
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$723
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$903
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$691
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$590
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$952
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$742
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$953
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$663

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$584
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$584
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$590
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$587
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$504
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$565
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$359
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$612
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$523
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$487
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$664
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466