Copenhagen vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$352
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	26
😀 Quality of life	97	12
🏙️ Population	644K	2.12M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 228% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 1085th and 6832nd ($2333 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Denmark and Somalia, respectively. Check Denmark vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 10th and 9139th 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	$18.8	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$879

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$518
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$580
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$886
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$589
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$408
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$760
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$545
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$542
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$500
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$561
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$571
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$540
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$483
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$654
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$638
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$523
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$838
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$503
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$522
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$490
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$605
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$602
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$507
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$496
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1495
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$562
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$482
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$752