Chisinau vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$428
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
26
😀 Quality of life
58
16
🏙️ Population
639K
2.12M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 1% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6354th and 6317th ($810 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Moldova and Somalia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 5671st and 9088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Mogadishu

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Chisinau Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$7
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$5.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$1047

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

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