Mogadishu vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$267
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$209
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
27
96
😀 Quality of life
22
64
🏙️ Population
2.12M
8.69M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 13% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 7156th and 7691st ($721 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Somalia and Iran, respectively. Check Somalia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 9071st and 5219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Tehran

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Mogadishu Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4145
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.5
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.7
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$2402

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$543
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$521
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$1050
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$611
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$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
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$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

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$584
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$584
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$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
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$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
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$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
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$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
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$664
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$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
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$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
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$466