Dusseldorf vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dusseldorf	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1861	$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$2041
🏠 One person rent	$1029	$256
🏘️ Family rent	$1905	$740
🍽️ Food expenses	$527	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3480	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	26
😀 Quality of life	95	13
🏙️ Population	629K	2.12M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 159% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 2278th and 6821st ($1861 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 Dusseldorf compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 26th and 9110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Mogadishu

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	Dusseldorf	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.8	$3.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.17	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.23	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1887	$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7923	$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6295	$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.48	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.6	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.69	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.77	$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.6	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$657	$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22103	$890

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1505
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1489
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1441
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1464
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1465
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1425
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1652
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1497
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1638
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1543
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1461
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1206
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1479
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1415
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1525
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1582
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1441
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1478
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1470
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1851

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$711
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$502
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$684
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$671
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$626
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$535
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$527
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$560
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$810
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$571
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$482
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$745
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$601
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$554
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$493
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$548
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$584
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$553
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$460
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$590
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$543
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$675
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$814
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$509
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$518
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$483
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$583
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$581
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$514
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$639
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$504
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1552
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$511
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$489
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$799