Edinburgh vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Edinburgh | Mogadishu | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 18 km or 11 mi |  Kirkcaldy | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Livingston | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Dunfermline | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Alloa | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Cumbernauld | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Stirling | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Perth | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Hamilton | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Dundee | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | East Kilbride | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Glasgow | |
| 78 km or 48 mi | Paisley | |
| 89 km or 56 mi | Kilmarnock | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Greenock | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Irvine | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Dumfries | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Ayr | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Carlisle | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| 149 km or 93 mi | Aberdeen | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Gateshead | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Tynemouth | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Jarrow | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | South Shields | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Washington | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Whitehaven | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Sunderland | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Durham | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Bishop Auckland | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Inverness | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Hartlepool | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Elgin | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Darlington | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Stockton-on-Tees | |
| 197 km or 123 mi | Middlesbrough | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Morecambe | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Bangor | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Lancaster | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Douglas | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Newtownabbey |
Cities near Mogadishu
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 223 km or 138 mi |  Baidoa | |
| 824 km or 512 mi |  Malindi | |
| 849 km or 527 mi | Hargeisa | |
| 860 km or 534 mi |  Jijiga | |
| 883 km or 549 mi | Harar | |
| 883 km or 549 mi | Meru | |
| 909 km or 565 mi | Borama | |
| 923 km or 573 mi | Dire Dawa | |
| 925 km or 575 mi | Mombasa | |
| 944 km or 586 mi | Awasa | |
| 980 km or 609 mi | Thika | |
| 981 km or 610 mi | Machakos | |
| 1017 km or 632 mi | Nairobi | |
| 1051 km or 653 mi |  Tanga | |
| 1054 km or 655 mi |  Ali Sabieh | |
| 1060 km or 659 mi | Dikhil | |
| 1063 km or 661 mi | Nakuru | |
| 1066 km or 663 mi | Addis Ababa | |
| 1072 km or 666 mi | Moshi | |
| 1090 km or 677 mi | Djibouti City | |
| 1127 km or 700 mi | Obock | |
| 1131 km or 703 mi | Eldoret | |
| 1131 km or 703 mi | Jimma | |
| 1135 km or 705 mi | Arusha | |
| 1139 km or 708 mi | Stone Town | |
| 1139 km or 708 mi | Zanzibar | |
| 1191 km or 740 mi | Dar es Salaam | |
| 1191 km or 740 mi | Dessie | |
| 1197 km or 744 mi |  Aden | |
| 1201 km or 747 mi | Kisumu | |
| 1222 km or 759 mi | Mumias | |
| 1246 km or 774 mi |  Mbale | |
| 1250 km or 777 mi | Tororo | |
| 1291 km or 802 mi | Taiz | |
| 1303 km or 810 mi | Morogoro | |
| 1332 km or 828 mi | Ibb | |
| 1346 km or 836 mi |  Victoria | |
| 1361 km or 846 mi | Jinja | |
| 1370 km or 851 mi | Zabid | |
| 1377 km or 855 mi | Bahir Dar |