Bangkok vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$425
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
89
26
😀 Quality of life
74
13
🏙️ Population
5.68M
2.12M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 38% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5738th and 6821st ($994 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Somalia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 1355th and 9110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$890

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

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