Alexandria vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Alexandria	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$310	$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$2041
🏠 One person rent	$76.9	$256
🏘️ Family rent	$168	$740
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$30	$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	49	26
😀 Quality of life	48	13
🏙️ Population	4.87M	2.12M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 57% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 9207th and 6821st ($310 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Egypt and Somalia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 6328th and 9110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Mogadishu

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	Alexandria	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.44	$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.16	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$3.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$49	$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$230	$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.58	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.3	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.59	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.91%	7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$428	$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.46	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.56	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.19	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.78	$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.36	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.5	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.07	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.24	$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$54.2	$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1331	$890

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$308
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$315
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$306
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$335
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$327
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$424
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$323
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$291
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$345
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$282
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$339
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$310
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$334
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$303
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$357
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1713
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1727
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1607
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1775
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1632
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1528
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$306
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1815
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1372
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1751
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1741
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2020
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$711
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$502
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$684
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$671
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$626
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$535
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$527
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$560
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$810
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$571
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$482
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$745
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$601
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$554
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$493
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$548
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$584
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$553
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$460
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$590
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$543
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$675
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$814
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$509
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$518
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$483
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$583
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$581
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$514
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$639
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$504
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1552
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$511
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$489
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$799