Doha vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
41
27
😀 Quality of life
83
22
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.12M

The cost of living in Doha is 191% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 1744th and 7156th ($2100 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Qatar and Somalia, respectively. Check Qatar vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 513th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Mogadishu

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Doha Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$629

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$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

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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