Kampala vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1679
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$303
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$495
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$112
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
57
25
😀 Quality of life
49
15
🏙️ Population
1.68M
2.12M

The cost of living in Kampala is 0.4% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7003rd and 7013th ($717 vs $715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Uganda and Somalia, respectively. Check Uganda vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kampala compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 6747th and 9189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Mogadishu

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Kampala Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$4.03
 Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$78.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.6
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.47%
8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$4802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$9000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.07
$5.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.5
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.3
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$26.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$50.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3783
$575

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$658
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$578
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$582
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$623
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$654
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$511
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$543
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$627
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$567
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$833
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$528
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$656
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$820
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$597
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$617
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$804
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$758
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$499
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$503
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$687
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$524
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$396
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$491
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$412
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$686
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$687
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$811
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$689
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$505
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$527
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$689
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$803
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$460
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$754
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$688
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$420
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$842
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$549
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$688
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$612

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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