Casablanca vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Casablanca	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$936	$715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2205	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$444	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$744	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$444	$112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	25
😀 Quality of life	64	15
🏙️ Population	3.22M	2.12M

The cost of living in Casablanca is 31% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6026th and 7013th ($936 vs $715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Morocco and Somalia, respectively. Check Morocco vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Casablanca compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Casablanca ranked 2nd best city to live in Morocco vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 5347th and 9189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Casablanca vs Mogadishu

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	Casablanca	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.1	$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.8	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$4.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.61	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$78.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$993	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.1	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.1%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2189	$4802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1152	$9000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.96	$5.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.61	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$26.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$50.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5162	$575

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Cities near Casablanca

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Mohammedia	$721
75 km or 47 mi	Temara	$680
87 km or 54 mi	Rabat	$790
90 km or 56 mi	Sale	$619
91 km or 57 mi	El Jadida	$557
104 km or 65 mi	Khouribga	$501
120 km or 75 mi	Kenitra	$604
183 km or 114 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
194 km or 121 mi	Meknes	$578
210 km or 130 mi	Safi	$548
222 km or 138 mi	Marrakesh	$765
247 km or 153 mi	Fez	$610
294 km or 183 mi	Tangier	$863
301 km or 187 mi	Tetouan	$565
307 km or 191 mi	Essaouira	$693
326 km or 202 mi	Tarifa	$1287
331 km or 206 mi	Ceuta	$1312
341 km or 212 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
344 km or 214 mi	Algeciras	$987
347 km or 215 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
348 km or 216 mi	Cadiz	$1501
350 km or 218 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
352 km or 219 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
355 km or 221 mi	Rota	$1500
371 km or 230 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
381 km or 237 mi	Faro	$1380
382 km or 237 mi	Olhao	$1401
387 km or 240 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
388 km or 241 mi	Estepona	$1666
392 km or 244 mi	Albufeira	$1910
393 km or 244 mi	Tavira	$1504
393 km or 244 mi	Taghazout	$602
396 km or 246 mi	Loule	$1512
399 km or 248 mi	Agadir	$623
400 km or 249 mi	Lagoa	$1428
401 km or 249 mi	Lagos	$1724
402 km or 250 mi	Portimao	$1347
404 km or 251 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
405 km or 252 mi	Silves	$1468
408 km or 254 mi	Marbella	$1924

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$724
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$548
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$694
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$1169
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$1175
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$549
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$502
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$596
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$1031
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$460
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$420
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$811
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$552
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$559
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$503
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$533
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$586
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$560
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$528
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$802
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$612
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$567
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$1039
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$517
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$543
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$511
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$654
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$623
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$522
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$421
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$512
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1585
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$582
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$499
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$864