Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 29.6% cheaper than Maputo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 31.1% less in Tehran
- Groceries
-
pay 29.8% less in Tehran
- Transportation
-
pay 3.1% more in Tehran
- Housing
-
pay 47.2% less in Tehran
- Childcare
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pay 61.5% less in Tehran
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 44.2% less in Tehran
- Clothing
-
pay 3.7% more in Tehran
The cost of clothing and transportation in Tehran are more expensive than in Maputo. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Tehran.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 31.1% less for restaurants
|
Maputo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$4.00
IRR168,400
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN639.00
|
$5.00
IRR210,500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.56
|
$0.45
IRR19,110
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
$1.08
IRR45,676
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
|
Maputo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.83
|
$0.53
IRR22,521
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN540.00
|
$1.83
IRR76,998
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN369.08
|
$2.32
IRR97,804
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.80
|
$1.26
IRR53,083
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$1.84
IRR77,629
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.51
|
$0.46
IRR19,224
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
$0.70
IRR29,499
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$0.42
IRR17,768
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.89
|
$0.32
IRR13,342
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.09
|
$0.24
IRR10,202
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
$0.26
IRR11,090
|
|
pay 3.1% more for transportation
|
Maputo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.93
|
$2.76
IRR116,045
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$10.00
IRR421,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,789,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,180.00
|
$2.90
IRR122,090
|
|
pay 47.2% less for housing
|
Maputo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$6.79
IRR285,943
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN50,000.00
|
$489.72
IRR20,617,182
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,500.00
|
$339.71
IRR14,301,654
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,921.57
|
$11.89
IRR500,559
|
|
pay 61.5% less for childcare
|
Maputo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$123.20
IRR5,186,720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,814,695
|
|
pay 44.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maputo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN80.00
|
$0.80
IRR33,680
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.97
|
$1.51
IRR63,412
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$2.50
IRR105,250
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,114.29
|
$19.23
IRR809,593
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$1.50
IRR63,150
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
|
Maputo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
|
$36.21
IRR1,524,238
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,308
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
|
$138.01
IRR5,810,058
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,625.00
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,890
|
|
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