Chicago vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$394
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
26
😀 Quality of life
96
16
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.12M

The cost of living in Chicago is 219% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 505th and 6317th ($2613 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 1st in the United States and Somalia, respectively. Check the United States vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 16th and 9088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$7
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$5.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$1047

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$805
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$702
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883