Dresden vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$2049
🏠 One person rent
$684
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$352
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
26
😀 Quality of life
88
12
🏙️ Population
566K
2.12M

The cost of living in Dresden is 97% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 3862nd and 6832nd ($1402 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 1st in Germany and Somalia, respectively. Check Germany vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 217th and 9139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Mogadishu

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Dresden Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$879

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$1347
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$1351
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$1341
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$1352
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1325
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1048
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1419

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$706
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$498
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$660
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$764
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$718
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$541
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$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
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$1180
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$561
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$571
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$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