Giza vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Giza Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$410
$715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1005
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$157
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.6
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$112
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
83
25
😀 Quality of life
58
15
🏙️ Population
5.6M
2.12M

The cost of living in Giza is 43% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8955th and 7013th ($410 vs $715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Egypt and Somalia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Giza compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 6081st and 9189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Giza vs Mogadishu

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Giza Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.19
$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$4.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$78.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$190
$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.46%
8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$858
$4802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$9000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.1
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.05
$5.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.64
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.51
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.69
$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.68
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.7
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.32
$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.14
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.6
$26.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$50.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2777
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Cairo
$473
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$395
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$336
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$345
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$334
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$287
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$288
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$326
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$295
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$276
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$274
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$331
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$306
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$384
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$348
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$271
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$695
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$1867
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$1951
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$517
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$1957
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1850
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$782
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1645
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$1879
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$1993
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$1910
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$398
388 km or 241 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$2064
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$346
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$1021

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$724
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$548
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$694
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1169
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1175
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$549
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$502
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$596
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$1031
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$460
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$420
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$811
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$552
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$559
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$503
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$533
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$586
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$560
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$528
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$802
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$612
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$567
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$609
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1039
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$517
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$543
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$511
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$654
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$623
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$522
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$421
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$512
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1585
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$582
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$499
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$864