Khartoum vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Khartoum Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$901
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2052
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$426
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$714
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$198
$394
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
48
26
😀 Quality of life
31
16
🏙️ Population
5.35M
2.12M

The cost of living in Khartoum is 10% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5963rd and 6317th ($901 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Sudan and Somalia, respectively. Check Sudan vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Khartoum compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Khartoum ranked 1st best city to live in Sudan vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 8338th and 9088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Khartoum vs Mogadishu

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Khartoum Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.68
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1173
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.48%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1143
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.52
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.74
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$28
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.5
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$62.9
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2074
$1047

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Omdurman
$936
12 km or 7.4 mi Khartoum North
$899
271 km or 169 mi Kosti
$881
282 km or 175 mi Atbara
$1095
353 km or 219 mi El-Gadarif
$959
366 km or 228 mi El-Obeid
$881
415 km or 258 mi Kassala
$1061
470 km or 292 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
629 km or 391 mi Gondar
$885
634 km or 394 mi Keren
$466
668 km or 415 mi Port Sudan
$1361
680 km or 422 mi Mendefera
$466
682 km or 424 mi Malakal
$479
685 km or 426 mi Asmara
$498
690 km or 429 mi Bahir Dar
$883
740 km or 460 mi Massawa
$467
783 km or 487 mi Mekelle
$800
803 km or 499 mi Al-Fashir
$1019
915 km or 568 mi Nyala
$1034
915 km or 569 mi Dessie
$820
944 km or 587 mi Aswan
$280
962 km or 598 mi Jeddah
$1100
995 km or 618 mi Addis Ababa
$923
999 km or 621 mi Jimma
$871
1005 km or 625 mi Mecca
$1032
1008 km or 627 mi Wau
$484
1049 km or 652 mi Bor
$489
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1100 km or 683 mi Abha
$923
1103 km or 685 mi Yanbu
$844
1122 km or 697 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
1122 km or 697 mi Luxor
$404
1150 km or 715 mi Awasa
$840
1170 km or 727 mi Zabid
$466
1173 km or 729 mi Bisha
$938
1175 km or 730 mi Qena
$443
1176 km or 731 mi Dikhil
$524
1200 km or 746 mi Juba
$498
1207 km or 750 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1208 km or 751 mi Sa'dah
$467

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$805
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$702
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883