Baku vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$1682
🏠 One person rent
$358
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$70.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$555
$94.6
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
27
😀 Quality of life
64
19
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.12M

The cost of living in Baku is 13% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6681st and 7125th ($820 vs $724) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Azerbaijan and Somalia, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baku compared to 0.1 months in Mogadishu. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 5397th and 9150th 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
$8.8
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.69
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$4.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$79.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.3
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$4814
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$7574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.8
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.89
$3.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$25.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$15.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$52.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$26.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$50.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6639
$571

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$742
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$643
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$590
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$613
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$634
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$631
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$631
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$615
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$813
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$488
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$959
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$550
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$953
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$461
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$662
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$494
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$598
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$508
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$613
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$489
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$698
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$655
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$425
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$740
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1057
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1028
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1148
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$506
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$728
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$586
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1046
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1033
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$404
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$853
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$667
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$531
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$372
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$981
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$595

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$743
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$553
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$712
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1152
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1153
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$542
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$509
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$604
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$797
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$544
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$508
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$523
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$601
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$571
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$775
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$602
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$551
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$588
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$533
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1646
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$593
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$491
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$863