Mashhad vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$186
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
46
26
😀 Quality of life
50
13
🏙️ Population
3M
2.12M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 25% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8365th and 6821st ($538 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 1st in Iran and Somalia, respectively. Check Iran vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 6193rd and 9110th 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
$3.03
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$3.99
 Cappuccino
$1.2
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$5.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$890

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$517
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$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797

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Distance City Cost of living
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$711
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799