Berlin vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$112
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	25
😀 Quality of life	96	15
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.12M

The cost of living in Berlin is 211% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 1418th and 7013th ($2222 vs $715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Germany and Somalia, respectively. Check Germany vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 35th and 9189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Mogadishu

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	Berlin	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$4.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$78.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$4802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$9000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$5.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$26.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$50.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$575

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$724
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$548
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$694
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$1169
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$1175
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$549
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$502
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$596
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$1031
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$460
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$420
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$811
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$552
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$559
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$503
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$533
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$586
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$560
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$528
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$802
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$612
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$567
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$1039
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$517
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$543
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$511
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$654
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$623
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$522
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$421
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$512
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1585
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$582
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$499
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$864