Cost of living comparison

compared to

Iran vs. Somalia Cost of Living Summary

Iran is 3.4% more expensive than Somalia overall.

Restaurants
pay 6.9% less in Iran
Groceries
pay 55.7% less in Iran
Transportation
pay 2.1% less in Iran
Housing
pay 44.3% more in Iran
Childcare
pay 2.1 times more in Iran
Entertainment and Sports
pay 27.6% less in Iran
Clothing
pay 2.7 times more in Iran

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

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Iran vs. Somalia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iran instead of Somalia, you would:

pay 6.9% less for restaurants

 
Somalia
Iran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.33
SOS1,908
$3.73
IRR5M
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.00
SOS2,862
$3.95
IRR5M
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.04
SOS595
$0.53
IRR728K
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pay 55.7% less for groceries

 
Somalia
Iran
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.35
SOS775
$0.45
IRR617K
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.50
SOS1,431
$1.73
IRR2M
Milk (1 gallon) $7.02
SOS4,020
$2.48
IRR3M
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pay 2.1% less for transportation

 
Somalia
Iran
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.57
SOS2,041
$1.09
IRR1M
Monthly public transit pass $12.17
SOS6,968
$9.74
IRR13M
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $10,000.00
SOS6M
$59,259.42
IRR81B
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pay 44.3% more for housing

 
Somalia
Iran
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $39.56
SOS22,639
$10.43
IRR14M
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $143.33
SOS82,036
$307.16
IRR422M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $77.50
SOS44,357
$226.04
IRR311M
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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

 
Somalia
Iran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $51.67
SOS29,571
$78.80
IRR108M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $515.00
SOS295K
$1,441.79
IRR2B
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pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Somalia
Iran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $0.82
IRR1M
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.67
SOS954
$1.17
IRR2M
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.00
SOS572
$2.02
IRR3M
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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

 
Somalia
Iran
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $12.50
SOS7,154
$25.86
IRR36M
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $16.33
SOS9,348
$28.80
IRR40M
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $18.50
SOS10,588
$102.33
IRR141M
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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