Mogadishu vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2049
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$230
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
26
96
😀 Quality of life
12
60
🏙️ Population
2.12M
8.69M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 10% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6832nd and 6486th ($711 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.3 months in Tehran. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 9139th and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Mogadishu Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.96
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.8
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1676
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4805
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.9
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.6
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.2
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$879
$1951

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$718
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$541
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$518
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$756
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$580
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$886
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$589
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$408
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$760
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$545
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$542
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$542
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$500
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$1180
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$561
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$571
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$540
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$483
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$654
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$638
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$523
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$552
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$838
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$503
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$522
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$490
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$605
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$602
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$507
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$486
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$496
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1495
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$562
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$482
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$752

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$714
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$710
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$700
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$697
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$574
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$458
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$658
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$580
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$562
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$552
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
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$443
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$469
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$466
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$685
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$505
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
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$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$598
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510