Bangkok vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$1675
🏠 One person rent	$434	$267
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$122
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	27
😀 Quality of life	74	22
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.12M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 38% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5606th and 7156th ($996 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Thailand and Somalia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 2044th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Mogadishu

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	Bangkok	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$629

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$745
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$563
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$682
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$1045
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$1050
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$543
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$521
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$611
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$910
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$448
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$415
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$807
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$533
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$563
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$532
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$540
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$590
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$564
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$513
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$746
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$618
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$546
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$586
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$931
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$509
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$549
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$524
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$624
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$603
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$497
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$417
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$488
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1637
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$573
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$476
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$800