Mashhad vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$482
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$172
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$295
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$252
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
45
27
😀 Quality of life
56
22
🏙️ Population
3M
2.12M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 33% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8757th and 7156th ($482 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 61st and 2nd in Iran and Somalia, respectively. Check Iran vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 6229th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Mogadishu

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Mashhad Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.06
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.4
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.53%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1140
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.32
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.91
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.7
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.01
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.3
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.2
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$629

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$469
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$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$745
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$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