Baku vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$320
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
48
26
😀 Quality of life
59
13
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.12M

The cost of living in Baku is 8% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6540th and 6821st ($776 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and Somalia, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 5306th and 9110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Mogadishu

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Baku Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$890

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$720
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$639
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$686
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$618
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$632
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$587
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$609
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$837
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$1050
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$941
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$1051
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$559
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$498
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$578
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$585
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1610
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$582
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$907
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$791
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$681
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$474
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$845
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1190
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1046
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1298
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$844
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$807
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$627
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1173
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1160
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$425
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$916
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$584
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$550
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$468
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1052
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$659

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