Blantyre vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$131
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
26
😀 Quality of life
29
16
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.12M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 56% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 9046th and 6317th ($363 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malawi and Somalia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 8522nd and 9088th 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
$2.72
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$1047

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$326
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$327
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$332
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$970
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$335
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$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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