Haiphong vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Haiphong	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$591	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$277	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$788	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.3	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$606	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	26
😀 Quality of life	56	12
🏙️ Population	2.09M	2.12M

The cost of living in Haiphong is 17% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7762nd and 6832nd ($591 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Vietnam and Somalia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Haiphong compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Haiphong ranked 4th best city to live in Vietnam vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 5753rd and 9139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Haiphong vs Mogadishu

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	Haiphong	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.56	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1039	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$668	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$476	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.93	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.47	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.69	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.6	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12463	$879

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Cities near Haiphong

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Hai Duong	$554
46 km or 29 mi	Ha Long	$582
52 km or 32 mi	Thai Binh	$513
67 km or 42 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
68 km or 42 mi	Cam Pha	$569
77 km or 48 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
89 km or 55 mi	Hanoi	$647
123 km or 76 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
144 km or 89 mi	Viet Tri	$592
144 km or 90 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
191 km or 119 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
194 km or 120 mi	Chongzuo	$564
239 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
258 km or 160 mi	Vinh	$579
263 km or 163 mi	Beihai	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$549
285 km or 177 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
340 km or 211 mi	Sa Pa	$553
345 km or 214 mi	Baise	$571
369 km or 229 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
380 km or 236 mi	Wenshan	$575
390 km or 243 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
390 km or 243 mi	Haikou	$650
397 km or 246 mi	Guigang	$702
410 km or 255 mi	Sanya	$763
413 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
420 km or 261 mi	Laibin	$598
426 km or 265 mi	Thakhek	$1161
451 km or 280 mi	Maoming	$756
451 km or 280 mi	Gaozhou	$761
457 km or 284 mi	Hechi	$575
482 km or 299 mi	Liuzhou	$579
483 km or 300 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
487 km or 303 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
491 km or 305 mi	Hue	$393
510 km or 317 mi	Xingyi	$571
530 km or 329 mi	Vientiane	$1163
555 km or 345 mi	Da Nang	$593
558 km or 346 mi	Udon Thani	$543
561 km or 349 mi	Yangjiang	$877

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$518
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$580
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$886
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$589
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$408
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$760
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$545
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$542
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$500
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$561
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$571
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$540
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$483
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$654
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$638
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$523
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$838
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$503
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$522
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$490
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$605
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$602
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$507
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$496
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1495
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$562
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$482
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$752