Kobe vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$474
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$112
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
25
😀 Quality of life
81
15
🏙️ Population
1.52M
2.12M

The cost of living in Kobe is 55% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4945th and 7013th ($1106 vs $715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 2nd in Japan and Somalia, respectively. Check Japan vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 708th and 9189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Mogadishu

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Kobe Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$4.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$78.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$4802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$9000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$5.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$26.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$50.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

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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