Copenhagen vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Copenhagen	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2387	$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5438	$2860
🏠 One person rent	$1384	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$2466	$1255
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3915	$394
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	26
😀 Quality of life	96	16
🏙️ Population	644K	2.12M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 192% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 872nd and 6317th ($2387 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Denmark and Somalia, respectively. Check Denmark vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 9th and 9088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Mogadishu

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	Copenhagen	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.7	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$6.2	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1122	$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2867	$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2046	$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$223	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.14%	7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8131	$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5911	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.8	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.1	$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.02	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.2	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$52
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$539	$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8976	$1047

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1887
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1276
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1566
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1766
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1480
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1652
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1439
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1375
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1638
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1181
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1318
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1972
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1569
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1880
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1392
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1282
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1541
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1584
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1403
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1380
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1438
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1657
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1398
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1426
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1506
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1159
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1599
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1338
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1380
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1519
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1329

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