Asmara vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$228
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
8
26
😀 Quality of life
27
13
🏙️ Population
963K
2.12M

The cost of living in Asmara is 27% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8485th and 6821st ($524 vs $719) 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 0.8 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 8376th and 9110th 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
$2.97
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$890

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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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