Mashhad vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$1682
🏠 One person rent
$170
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$70.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$94.6
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
45
27
😀 Quality of life
56
19
🏙️ Population
3M
2.12M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 31% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8726th and 7125th ($498 vs $724) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd 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 0.1 months in Mogadishu. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 6291st and 9150th 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
$2.99
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$4.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$79.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.43
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.68%
8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$4814
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$7574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$3.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$25.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$15.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$52.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$26.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$50.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$627
$571

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$496
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$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$743
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$553
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$712
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1152
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1153
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$542
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$509
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$604
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$797
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$544
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$508
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$523
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$601
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$571
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$775
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$602
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$551
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$588
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$533
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1646
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$593
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$491
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$863