Cape Town vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$603
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$391
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
55
26
😀 Quality of life
59
13
🏙️ Population
3.78M
2.12M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 56% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4849th and 6821st ($1120 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in South Africa and Somalia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 5407th and 9110th 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
$7.8
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$890

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790

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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