Dar es Salaam vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$334
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
46
27
😀 Quality of life
55
22
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.12M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 2% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7084th and 7156th ($735 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Tanzania and Somalia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 6319th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Mogadishu

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Dar es Salaam Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$629

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$745
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800