Beirut vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$641
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
74
27
😀 Quality of life
63
22
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.12M

The cost of living in Beirut is 100% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4177th and 7156th ($1441 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and Somalia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 5483rd and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Mogadishu

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Beirut Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$4.49
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$629

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347

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