Chisinau vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$482
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
26
😀 Quality of life
57
13
🏙️ Population
639K
2.12M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 22% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6200th and 6821st ($876 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 5629th and 9110th 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
$7.06
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$890

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$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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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