Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 22.5% cheaper than Maputo.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 24.6% less for restaurants
Maputo
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
$4.40
IRR185,130
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
$0.92
IRR38,633
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
$0.82
IRR34,673
|
|
pay 34.4% less for groceries
Maputo
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
$0.52
IRR21,739
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
$2.11
IRR88,678
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
$2.81
IRR118,176
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
$1.24
IRR52,313
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
$1.36
IRR57,362
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
$0.46
IRR19,484
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
$0.64
IRR27,093
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
$0.44
IRR18,428
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
$0.26
IRR11,015
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
$0.26
IRR10,972
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
$0.24
IRR9,969
|
|
pay 6.5% less for transportation
Maputo
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
$2.73
IRR114,986
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
$13.14
IRR552,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.15
|
$67,000.00
IRR2,819,025,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
$3.36
IRR141,182
|
|
pay 33.0% less for housing
Maputo
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
$13.61
IRR572,585
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,199.44
|
$541.99
IRR22,804,051
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
$422.67
IRR17,783,756
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
$16.67
IRR701,180
|
|
pay 57.7% less for childcare
Maputo
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
$130.51
IRR5,491,143
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.09
|
$1,698.11
IRR71,448,066
|
|
pay 30.5% less for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
$1.00
IRR42,075
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
$1.49
IRR62,651
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
$2.96
IRR124,396
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
$20.28
IRR853,263
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
$1.36
IRR57,222
|
|
pay 29.0% more for clothing
Maputo
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
$43.43
IRR1,827,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,921
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
$137.62
IRR5,790,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,171.49
|
$86.88
IRR3,655,268
|
|
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