Essen vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$759
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$394
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
26
😀 Quality of life
95
16
🏙️ Population
579K
2.12M

The cost of living in Essen is 85% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 3358th and 6317th ($1519 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 1st in Germany and Somalia, respectively. Check Germany vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 32nd and 9088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Mogadishu

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Essen Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$7
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$5.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$1047

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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$805
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$452
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$676
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$486
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$602
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$705
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$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
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$646
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$622
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$524
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$524
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$439
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$923
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$536
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$551
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$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
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$720
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$820
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$486
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$441
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$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
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$883