Asmara vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$224	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	8	26
😀 Quality of life	27	12
🏙️ Population	963K	2.12M

The cost of living in Asmara is 27% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8486th and 6832nd ($520 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Somalia, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 8455th and 9139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Mogadishu

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	Asmara	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$879

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$487
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$486
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$488
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$662
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1006
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$897
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$838
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$482
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$910
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$902
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$482
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$546
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$481
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$507
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$496
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1131
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$486
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$542
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$540
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$937
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$571
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$905
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$877
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$979
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$888
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1146
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$908
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$860
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$503
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$718
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$518
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$764

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$518
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$580
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$886
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$589
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$408
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$760
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$545
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$542
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$500
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$561
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$571
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$540
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$483
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$654
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$638
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$523
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$838
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$503
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$522
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$490
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$605
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$602
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$507
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$496
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1495
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$562
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$482
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$752