Bishkek vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$376
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
43
26
😀 Quality of life
51
13
🏙️ Population
1.15M
2.12M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 1% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6863rd and 6821st ($710 vs $719) 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 6133rd and 9110th 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
$5.93
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$890

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530

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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