Kampala vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$697
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1649
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$312
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$519
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$122
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
54
27
😀 Quality of life
48
22
🏙️ Population
1.68M
2.12M

The cost of living in Kampala is 3% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7291st and 7156th ($697 vs $721) 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 1st in Somalia, while ranked 6847th and 9071st 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
$2.65
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.24
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$323
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.3
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.64%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1001
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.3
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.76
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.94
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.61
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.8
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5038
$629

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$635
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$531
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$573
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$603
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$624
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$524
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$549
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$591
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$541
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$810
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$513
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$613
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$795
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$671
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$577
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$784
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$872
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$553
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$532
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$688
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$583
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$411
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$533
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$447
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$689
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$688
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$807
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$691
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$543
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$513
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$688
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$779
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$448
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$750
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$690
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$415
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$828
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$543
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$689
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$745
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$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