Houston vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Houston	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2248	$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5589	$2041
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$256
🏘️ Family rent	$2490	$740
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4672	$391
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	26
😀 Quality of life	92	13
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.12M

The cost of living in Houston is 213% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 1258th and 6821st ($2248 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 1st in the United States and Somalia, respectively. Check the United States vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 82nd and 9110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Mogadishu

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	Houston	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.3	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$3.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1059	$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2964	$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2036	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2925	$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2076	$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1368	$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22908	$890

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$711
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$502
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$684
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$671
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$626
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$535
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$527
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$560
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$810
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$571
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$482
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$745
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$601
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$554
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$493
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$548
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$584
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$553
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$460
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$590
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$543
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$675
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$814
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$509
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$518
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$483
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$583
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$581
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$514
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$639
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$504
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1552
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$511
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$489
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$799