Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 72.9% more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 31.6% more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,718
|
$4.00
IRR168,420
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS2,004
|
$4.00
IRR168,420
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS358
|
$0.54
IRR22,804
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS286
|
$0.96
IRR40,474
|
|
pay 30.0% less for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS668
|
$0.58
IRR24,341
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,074
|
$2.03
IRR85,269
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,387
|
$2.39
IRR100,501
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,039
|
$1.11
IRR46,828
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,082
|
$1.73
IRR72,756
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS802
|
$0.48
IRR20,052
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS219
|
$0.69
IRR29,121
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS528
|
$0.45
IRR18,782
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS260
|
$0.28
IRR11,887
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS265
|
$0.24
IRR9,928
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS312
|
$0.23
IRR9,727
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,240
|
$2.90
IRR122,248
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,454
|
$15.00
IRR631,575
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,295,278
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,368,400,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,322
|
$2.90
IRR122,104
|
|
pay 62.5% more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,329
|
$6.62
IRR278,808
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS103,087
|
$471.62
IRR19,857,628
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,925
|
$303.59
IRR12,782,815
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,853
|
$13.35
IRR562,065
|
|
pay 90.5% more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,237
|
$126.80
IRR5,338,794
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS506,843
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,932,987
|
|
pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,009
|
$0.75
IRR31,579
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS787
|
$1.43
IRR60,034
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS968
|
$2.50
IRR105,262
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,318
|
$17.44
IRR734,295
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.50
IRR63,158
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,500
|
$33.14
IRR1,395,229
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,936
|
$28.48
IRR1,199,150
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,981
|
$141.42
IRR5,954,619
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,562
|
$69.72
IRR2,935,379
|
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