Edinburgh vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5663
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$1326
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$2459
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3703
$391
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
26
😀 Quality of life
94
13
🏙️ Population
488K
2.12M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 212% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 1263rd and 6821st ($2246 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 40th and 9110th 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
$18.6
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.44
$3.99
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2692
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$294
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7033
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4677
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.9
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$5.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1775
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23136
$890

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767

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