Kathmandu vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$147
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$391
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
28
26
😀 Quality of life
45
13
🏙️ Population
846K
2.12M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 38% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8885th and 6821st ($443 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 6524th and 9110th 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
$1.48
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$890

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$350
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$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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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