Athens vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$675
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
90
26
😀 Quality of life
78
13
🏙️ Population
643K
2.12M

The cost of living in Athens is 90% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4177th and 6821st ($1366 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Greece and Somalia, respectively. Check Greece vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 658th and 9110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$3.99
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$5.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$890

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

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