Blantyre vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$156
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
27
😀 Quality of life
30
22
🏙️ Population
800K
2.12M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 31% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8689th and 7156th ($495 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Malawi and Somalia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 8790th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Mogadishu

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Blantyre Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$629

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$494
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$792
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$516
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$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
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$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
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$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417

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Distance City Cost of living
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$745
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$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800