Cape Town vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cape Town	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$1682
🏠 One person rent	$773	$264
🏘️ Family rent	$1343	$397
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$70.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$94.6
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	55	27
😀 Quality of life	55	19
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.12M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 89% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4432nd and 7125th ($1366 vs $724) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.1 months in Mogadishu. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 6382nd and 9150th 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	$12.5	$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$4.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$874	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$79.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2160	$4814
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1500	$7574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.46	$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$3.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.6	$25.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$15.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$52.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$26.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$50.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5378	$571

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1345
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$718
371 km or 231 mi	George	$927
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$980
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1036
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$811
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$874
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1050
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$927
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1419
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$795
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$630
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$681
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$952
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$826
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$986
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$901
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$934
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$697
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$694
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1057
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$731
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$662
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$958
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1023
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1089
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$948
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$968
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$905

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