Cape Town vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cape Town	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3160	$1675
🏠 One person rent	$775	$267
🏘️ Family rent	$1348	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$405	$122
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	55	27
😀 Quality of life	58	22
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.12M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 92% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4336th and 7156th ($1386 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in South Africa and Somalia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 6134th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Mogadishu

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	Cape Town	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.19	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1508	$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.97	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.22	$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6197	$629

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$745
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$563
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$682
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$1045
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$1050
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$543
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$521
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$611
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$910
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$448
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$415
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$807
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$533
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$563
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$532
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$540
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$590
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$564
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$513
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$746
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$618
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$546
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$586
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$931
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$509
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$549
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$524
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$624
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$603
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$497
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$417
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$488
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1637
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$573
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$476
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$800