Addis Ababa vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$407
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
32
26
😀 Quality of life
40
16
🏙️ Population
3.04M
2.12M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 13% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5819th and 6317th ($923 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Somalia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 7141st and 9088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Mogadishu

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Addis Ababa Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$1047

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$805
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$702
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883