Budapest vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$589
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$391
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
26
😀 Quality of life
80
13
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.12M

The cost of living in Budapest is 65% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4643rd and 6821st ($1185 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Somalia, respectively. Check Hungary vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 551st and 9110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Mogadishu

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Budapest Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$890

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

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