Johannesburg vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$441	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	26
😀 Quality of life	57	12
🏙️ Population	4.43M	2.12M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 40% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5539th and 6832nd ($993 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and Somalia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 5667th and 9139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Mogadishu

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	Johannesburg	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$879

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$518
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$580
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$886
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$589
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$408
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$760
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$545
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$542
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$500
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$561
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$571
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$540
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$483
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$654
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$638
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$523
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$838
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$503
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$522
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$490
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$605
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$602
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$507
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$496
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1495
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$562
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$482
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$752