Brussels vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$2041
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$256
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$740
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	26
😀 Quality of life	89	13
🏙️ Population	196K	2.12M

The cost of living in Brussels is 172% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 1988th and 6821st ($1958 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Somalia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 173rd and 9110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Mogadishu

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	Brussels	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$3.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$890

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

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