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Tehran vs. Mogadishu Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 80.8% more expensive than Mogadishu.

Restaurants: pay 71.8% more in Tehran
Groceries: pay 42.4% less in Tehran
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Tehran
Housing: pay 70.2% more in Tehran
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.0% less in Tehran
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Tehran

The cost of childcare, transportation, clothing, restaurants, and housing in Tehran are more expensive than in Mogadishu. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Tehran. Notably, childcare, transportation, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Tehran.

Tehran vs. Mogadishu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tehran instead of Mogadishu, you would:

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pay 71.8% more for restaurants

	Mogadishu	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.50 SOS1,986	$3.80 IRR5M	+8.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SOS2,553	$4.50 IRR6M
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 SOS284	$0.47 IRR621K	-6.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 SOS184	$1.02 IRR1M	+212.9%
Average			+71.8%

Mogadishu vs. Tehran - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.4% less for groceries

	Mogadishu	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 SOS922	$0.54 IRR708K	-67.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 SOS1,419	$1.89 IRR2M	-24.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 SOS3,043	$2.35 IRR3M	-56.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 SOS1,104	$1.11 IRR1M	-42.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 SOS933	$1.41 IRR2M	-14.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 SOS772	$0.41 IRR540K	-69.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SOS257	$0.68 IRR901K	+50.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 SOS708	$0.38 IRR502K	-69.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SOS329	$0.29 IRR378K	-50.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 SOS313	$0.24 IRR321K	-55.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 SOS386	$0.23 IRR304K	-66.2%
Average			-42.4%

Mogadishu vs. Tehran - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Mogadishu	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 SOS2,220	$2.75 IRR4M	-29.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 SOS11,348	$6.55 IRR9M	-67.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,500.00 SOS4M	$68,000.00 IRR90B	+806.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 SOS3,291	$2.85 IRR4M	-50.9%
Average			+164.7%

Mogadishu vs. Tehran - Cost of transportation

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pay 70.2% more for housing

	Mogadishu	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.67 SOS37,828	$5.76 IRR8M	-91.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$157.50 SOS89,369	$450.54 IRR595M	+186.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$87.50 SOS49,649	$321.19 IRR424M	+267.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.28 SOS35,906	$12.05 IRR16M	-81.0%
Average			+70.2%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Mogadishu	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$50.00 SOS28,371	$123.82 IRR164M	+147.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$570.00 SOS323K	$2,011.10 IRR3B	+252.8%
Average			+200.2%

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pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Mogadishu	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 SOS2,270	$0.65 IRR858K	-83.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 SOS851	$1.23 IRR2M	-17.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.20 SOS681	$2.50 IRR3M	+108.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.67 SOS17,968	$21.91 IRR29M	-30.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$1.50 IRR2M
Average			-6.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Mogadishu	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.50 SOS9,930	$25.24 IRR33M	+44.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.33 SOS13,807	$30.76 IRR41M	+26.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$26.67 SOS15,131	$117.65 IRR155M	+341.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.50 SOS34,329	$69.84 IRR92M	+15.4%
Average			+106.8%

Mogadishu vs. Tehran - Cost of clothing

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