Edinburgh vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
26
😀 Quality of life
93
16
🏙️ Population
488K
2.12M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 150% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 1692nd and 6317th ($2043 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Somalia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 64th and 9088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Mogadishu

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Edinburgh Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$1047

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

Cities near Mogadishu

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