Mogadishu vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$276
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
26
96
😀 Quality of life
16
61
🏙️ Population
2.12M
8.69M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 17% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6317th and 6811th ($819 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Somalia and Iran, respectively. Check Somalia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 9088th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mogadishu Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$1883

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$705
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$840
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$530
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$524
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$646
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$622
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$524
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$524
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$439
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$923
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$536
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$551
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$522
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$405
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$871
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$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
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$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
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$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
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$466
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$883

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$655
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$653
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$655
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$651
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$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
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$693
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$650
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$616
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$647
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$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
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$583
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$546
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$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
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$434
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$533
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$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
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$561
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$547
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$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
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$656
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$436
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$451
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$661
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$502
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$561
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$511
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$576
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$569