Kathmandu vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$1682
🏠 One person rent
$122
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$70.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$94.6
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
27
😀 Quality of life
51
19
🏙️ Population
846K
2.12M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 43% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8958th and 7125th ($412 vs $724) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Nepal and Somalia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.1 months in Mogadishu. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 6657th and 9150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Mogadishu

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Kathmandu Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$4.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$79.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$4814
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$7574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$3.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$25.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$15.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$52.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$26.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$50.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$571

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$285
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$284
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$395
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$281
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$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$743
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$553
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$712
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1152
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1153
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$542
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$509
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$604
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$797
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$544
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$508
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$523
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$601
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$571
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$775
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$602
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$551
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$588
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$533
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1646
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$593
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$491
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$863