Harare vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$422
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
26
😀 Quality of life
47
16
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.12M

The cost of living in Harare is 17% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5620th and 6317th ($957 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Somalia, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 6463rd and 9088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Mogadishu

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Harare Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$1047

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866

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