Mogadishu vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$264
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
27
47
😀 Quality of life
19
55
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.57M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 28% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 7125th and 8262nd ($724 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 38th in Somalia and Iran, respectively. Check Somalia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 9150th and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Shiraz

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Mogadishu Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$1920

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$455
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$419
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$797
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$544
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$570
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$572
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$508
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$1269
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$523
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$601
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$571
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$520
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$775
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$602
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$551
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$588
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$763
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
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$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
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$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
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$1646
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$593
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$491
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$863

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$547
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$523
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$541
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$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
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$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
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$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
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$488
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$487
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$823
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$707
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$529
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$928
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$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
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$1309
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$1037
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$1192
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$551
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$1109
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$931
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$761
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$1461
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$546
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$711
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$1923
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$635
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$1281
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$861
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$698