Birmingham vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$112
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
25
😀 Quality of life
95
15
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.12M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 199% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 1622nd and 7013th ($2137 vs $715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Somalia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 48th and 9189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$4.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$78.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$4802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$9000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$5.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$26.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$50.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

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