Jeddah vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeddah	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$2041
🏠 One person rent	$511	$256
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$740
🍽️ Food expenses	$341	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2204	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	26
😀 Quality of life	75	13
🏙️ Population	4.7M	2.12M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 56% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4828th and 6821st ($1123 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 1110th and 9110th 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	$6.63	$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.03	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$3.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2216	$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1138	$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.4	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.67	$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$94.3	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6009	$890

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$940
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$853
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$895
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$895
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$915
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$491
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$828
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$492
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$934
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1094
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$524
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$324
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$488
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$940
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$944
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$988
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$490
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$988
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$314
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$333
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$278
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1586
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$294
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$550
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$491
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$686
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$393
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$489
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$350
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$806
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$868
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$491

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