Can Tho vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$1682
🏠 One person rent	$158	$264
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$397
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$70.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$94.6
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	20	27
😀 Quality of life	43	19
🏙️ Population	3.21M	2.12M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 37% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8867th and 7125th ($456 vs $724) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 2nd in Vietnam and Somalia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.1 months in Mogadishu. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 7544th and 9150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Mogadishu

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	Can Tho	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$4.02
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$79.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$4814
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$7574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$3.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$25.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$15.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$52.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$26.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$50.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$571

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$519
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$523
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$514
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$535
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$512
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$708
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$526
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$762
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$540
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$419
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$525
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$587
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$500
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$506
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$535
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$652
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$543
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$763
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$575
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$541
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$768
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$519
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$846
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$874
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$782
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$845

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$743
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$553
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$712
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$1152
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$1153
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$542
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$509
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$1156
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$604
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$996
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$455
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$419
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$797
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$544
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$572
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$508
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1269
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$523
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$601
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$571
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$520
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$775
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$602
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$551
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$1022
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$526
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$533
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$505
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$651
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$624
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$514
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$408
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$504
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1646
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$593
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$491
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$863