Dhaka vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$118	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$352
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	26
😀 Quality of life	54	12
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.12M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 40% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8899th and 6832nd ($430 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Somalia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 5971st and 9139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Mogadishu

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	Dhaka	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$879

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

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