Jeddah vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$583
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
45
27
😀 Quality of life
76
22
🏙️ Population
4.7M
2.12M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 68% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4730th and 7156th ($1210 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 1324th and 9071st 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
$5.59
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$629

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$873
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$871
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$919
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$483
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$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

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Distance City Cost of living
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$745
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$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800