Bishkek vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$347
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
43
26
😀 Quality of life
53
16
🏙️ Population
1.12M
2.12M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 20% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7174th and 6317th ($653 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Somalia, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 6097th and 9088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Mogadishu

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Bishkek Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$1047

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$805
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$702
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883