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Mogadishu vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

Mogadishu is 75.5% more expensive than Tehran.

Restaurants: pay 23.2% less in Mogadishu
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Mogadishu
Transportation: pay 65.5% more in Mogadishu
Housing: pay 4.4 times more in Mogadishu
Childcare: pay 65.7% less in Mogadishu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Mogadishu
Clothing: pay 35.6% less in Mogadishu

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

Mogadishu vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.2% less for restaurants

	Tehran	Mogadishu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.80 IRR160,066	$3.50 SOS1,994	-7.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 IRR189,551	$4.50 SOS2,563
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 IRR19,803	$0.50 SOS285	+6.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 IRR42,832	$0.32 SOS185	-68.0%
Average			-23.2%

Tehran vs. Mogadishu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Tehran	Mogadishu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 IRR22,597	$1.62 SOS926	+202.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.89 IRR79,457	$2.50 SOS1,424	+32.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.35 IRR99,088	$5.36 SOS3,054	+128.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.11 IRR46,879	$1.95 SOS1,108	+74.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IRR59,444	$1.64 SOS937	+16.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.41 IRR17,238	$1.36 SOS775	+232.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 IRR28,730	$0.45 SOS258	-33.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 IRR16,027	$1.25 SOS710	+227.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 IRR12,059	$0.58 SOS331	+102.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR10,251	$0.55 SOS314	+126.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 IRR9,697	$0.68 SOS388	+195.5%
Average			+118.8%

Tehran vs. Mogadishu - Cost of groceries

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pay 65.5% more for transportation

	Tehran	Mogadishu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.75 IRR115,757	$3.91 SOS2,228	+42.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 IRR275,915	$20.00 SOS11,392	+205.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$68,000.00 IRR2,864,330,000	$7,500.00 SOS4,271,848	-89.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.85 IRR120,049	$5.80 SOS3,304	+103.5%
Average			+65.5%

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

	Tehran	Mogadishu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 IRR242,479	$66.67 SOS37,972	+1058.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$450.54 IRR18,977,937	$157.50 SOS89,709	-65.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.19 IRR13,529,405	$87.50 SOS49,838	-72.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$12.05 IRR507,653	$63.28 SOS36,043	+425.1%
Average			+336.3%

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pay 65.7% less for childcare

	Tehran	Mogadishu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.82 IRR5,215,585	$50.00 SOS28,479	-59.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,011.10 IRR84,712,359	$570.00 SOS324,660	-71.7%
Average			-65.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tehran	Mogadishu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.65 IRR27,380	$4.00 SOS2,278	+515.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.23 IRR51,930	$1.50 SOS854	+21.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR105,306	$1.20 SOS684	-52.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.91 IRR923,022	$31.67 SOS18,037	+44.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.50 IRR63,184	??
Average			+132.4%

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pay 35.6% less for clothing

	Tehran	Mogadishu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.24 IRR1,062,984	$17.50 SOS9,968	-30.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.76 IRR1,295,590	$24.33 SOS13,860	-20.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.65 IRR4,955,590	$26.67 SOS15,189	-77.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.84 IRR2,941,635	$60.50 SOS34,460	-13.4%
Average			-35.6%

Tehran vs. Mogadishu - Cost of clothing

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