Kobe vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$519
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1748
$122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
27
😀 Quality of life
94
22
🏙️ Population
1.52M
2.12M

The cost of living in Kobe is 64% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4788th and 7156th ($1185 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 5th best city to live in Japan vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 40th and 9071st 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
$7.42
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$644
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4306
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2819
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.76
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.5
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10496
$629

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038

Cities near Mogadishu

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