Bucharest vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$474	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	26
😀 Quality of life	79	12
🏙️ Population	1.72M	2.12M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 39% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5565th and 6832nd ($988 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Somalia, respectively. Check Romania vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 645th and 9139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Mogadishu

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	Bucharest	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$879

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$518
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$580
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$886
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$589
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$408
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$760
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$545
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$542
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$500
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$561
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$571
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$540
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$483
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$654
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$638
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$523
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$838
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$503
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$522
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$490
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$605
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$602
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$507
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$496
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1495
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$562
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$482
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$752