Dallas vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$352
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	26
😀 Quality of life	90	12
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.12M

The cost of living in Dallas is 247% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 837th and 6832nd ($2471 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd and 1st in the United States and Somalia, respectively. Check the United States vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dallas compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 130th and 9139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Mogadishu

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	Dallas	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$879

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

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