Birmingham vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$391
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
26
😀 Quality of life
95
13
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.12M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 185% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 1731st and 6821st ($2046 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 32nd and 9110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$890

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755

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