Cost of living comparison

Tehran, Iran

compared to

Maputo, Mozambique

Maputo vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

Maputo is 3.0 times more expensive than Tehran.

Restaurants: pay 88.4% more in Maputo
Groceries: pay 85.2% more in Maputo
Transportation: pay 3.8 times more in Maputo
Housing: pay 6.8 times more in Maputo
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Maputo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Maputo
Clothing: pay 22.8% more in Maputo

The cost of housing, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Maputo are more expensive than in Tehran. Notably, housing, transportation, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Maputo.

Maputo vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 88.4% more for restaurants

	Tehran	Maputo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 IRR169,000	$10.95 MZN700.00	+173.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 IRR211,250	$10.00 MZN639.00	+100.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IRR19,178	$0.95 MZN60.56	+108.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 IRR45,839	$0.77 MZN49.11	-29.2%
Average			+88.4%

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pay 85.2% more for groceries

	Tehran	Maputo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.53 IRR22,602	$1.19 MZN75.83	+121.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.83 IRR77,272	$8.45 MZN540.00	+362.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.32 IRR98,152	$5.78 MZN369.08	+148.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.26 IRR53,272	$2.09 MZN133.80	+66.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.84 IRR77,906	$2.44 MZN156.17	+32.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 IRR19,293	$0.81 MZN51.51	+76.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 IRR29,604	$0.36 MZN23.06	-48.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 IRR17,831	$0.60 MZN38.23	+41.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 IRR13,390	$0.42 MZN26.89	+32.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR10,238	$0.33 MZN21.09	+36.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR11,130	$0.44 MZN28.19	+67.5%
Average			+85.2%

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pay 3.8 times more for transportation

	Tehran	Maputo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 IRR116,458	$5.12 MZN326.93	+85.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 IRR422,500	$13.17 MZN841.30	+31.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$90,000.00 IRR3,802,500,000	$32,863.85 MZN2,100,000.00	-63.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.90 IRR122,525	$34.12 MZN2,180.00	+1076.4%
Average			+282.6%

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pay 6.8 times more for housing

	Tehran	Maputo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.79 IRR286,962	$132.97 MZN8,496.67	+1857.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.72 IRR20,690,640	$782.47 MZN50,000.00	+59.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$339.71 IRR14,352,610	$273.87 MZN17,500.00	-19.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$11.89 IRR502,342	$61.37 MZN3,921.57	+416.2%
Average			+578.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Tehran	Maputo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.20 IRR5,205,200	$270.04 MZN17,255.32	+119.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,753.32 IRR74,077,693	$5,559.16 MZN355,230.43	+217.1%
Average			+168.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tehran	Maputo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 IRR33,800	$1.25 MZN80.00	+56.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.51 IRR63,638	$2.24 MZN142.97	+48.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR105,625	$2.58 MZN165.00	+3.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.23 IRR812,478	$64.39 MZN4,114.29	+234.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.50 IRR63,375	$7.04 MZN450.00	+369.5%
Average			+142.5%

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pay 22.8% more for clothing

	Tehran	Maputo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.21 IRR1,529,668	$34.04 MZN2,175.00	-6.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.96 IRR1,181,502	$60.64 MZN3,875.00	+116.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.01 IRR5,830,759	$75.64 MZN4,833.33	-45.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.09 IRR2,961,404	$88.03 MZN5,625.00	+25.6%
Average			+22.8%

Tehran vs. Maputo - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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