Jeddah vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeddah	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1155	$715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$541	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$841	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2303	$112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	25
😀 Quality of life	79	15
🏙️ Population	4.7M	2.12M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 62% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4809th and 7013th ($1155 vs $715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Somalia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 894th and 9189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Mogadishu

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	Jeddah	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.64	$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$4.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$78.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$4802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$9000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$5.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.34	$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.72	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$85.1	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$26.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$50.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6703	$575

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1162
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1182
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$918
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$903
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$911
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$940
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$500
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$862
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$499
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$860
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1116
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$533
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$348
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$498
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$967
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$825
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$971
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1069
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$365
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$428
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$346
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1627
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$354
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$560
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$498
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$826
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$517
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$499
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$398
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$769
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$879
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$500

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