Edinburgh vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2331
$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5693
$1682
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$2392
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$70.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$94.6
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
27
😀 Quality of life
93
19
🏙️ Population
488K
2.12M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 222% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 1221st and 7125th ($2331 vs $724) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 2nd 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 0.1 months in Mogadishu. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 77th and 9150th 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
$22.7
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.7
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$4.02
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$79.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6800
$4814
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$7574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.33
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$3.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$25.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$15.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$52.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$26.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1708
$50.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26404
$571

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$743
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$553
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$712
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1152
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1153
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$542
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$509
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$604
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$797
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$544
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$508
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$523
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$601
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$571
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$775
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$602
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$551
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$588
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$533
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1646
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$593
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$491
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$863