Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 80.4% more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 41.5% more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,714
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS2,000
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS286
|
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS667
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,072
|
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,029
|
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,042
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,080
|
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS800
|
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS219
|
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS527
|
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS251
|
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,235
|
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,430
|
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,286,250
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,315
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 79.9% more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,288
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,870
|
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,672
|
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,727
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
|
pay 82.6% more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,148
|
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,778
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
|
pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS786
|
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS966
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,288
|
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,478
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,906
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,954
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,481
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
|
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