Gothenburg vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gothenburg	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$2860
🏠 One person rent	$891	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$1404	$1255
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2921	$394
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	26
😀 Quality of life	92	16
🏙️ Population	608K	2.12M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 106% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 2703rd and 6317th ($1690 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Sweden and Somalia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 84th and 9088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Mogadishu

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	Gothenburg	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1162	$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5997	$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3780	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.3	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.79	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$52
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3122	$1047

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1455
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1250
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1282
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1299
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1428
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1332
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1482
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1318
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1438
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1465
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1719
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1363
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1396
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1585
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1375
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1936
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1471
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1652
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1723
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1715
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1999
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1880
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1887
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1705
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1276
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1519
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1575
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1246
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1781
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1554
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1616
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2011
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1569
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1261

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$805
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$452
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$815
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$702
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$676
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$486
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$602
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$493
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$840
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$530
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$524
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$646
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$622
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$524
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$439
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$536
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$551
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$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
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$720
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$820
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$486
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$441
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$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
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$883