Beirut vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$555
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
75
26
😀 Quality of life
61
13
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.12M

The cost of living in Beirut is 62% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4691st and 6821st ($1165 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Somalia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 4996th and 9110th 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
$8.92
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$890

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

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