Chisinau vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$1682
🏠 One person rent
$539
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$70.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$94.6
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
27
😀 Quality of life
62
19
🏙️ Population
567K
2.12M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 34% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5911th and 7125th ($967 vs $724) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Moldova and Somalia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.1 months in Mogadishu. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 5736th and 9150th 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
$8.07
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$4.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$79.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$4814
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$7574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$3.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$25.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$15.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$52.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$26.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$50.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$571

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$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999

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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