Dortmund vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$648
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
26
😀 Quality of life
77
16
🏙️ Population
587K
2.12M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 71% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 3822nd and 6317th ($1401 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 1st in Germany and Somalia, respectively. Check Germany vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 764th and 9088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Mogadishu

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Dortmund Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$1047

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$805
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$702
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883