Kobe vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2821
$2049
🏠 One person rent
$460
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1696
$352
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
26
😀 Quality of life
78
12
🏙️ Population
1.52M
2.12M

The cost of living in Kobe is 56% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4793rd and 6832nd ($1107 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 1st 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 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 674th and 9139th 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
$5.64
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4362
$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3074
$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.1
$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.16
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16179
$879

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$1049
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$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$706
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$498
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$660
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$764
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$718
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$541
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$518
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$756
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$580
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$886
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$589
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$408
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$760
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$545
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$542
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$500
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$561
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$571
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$540
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$483
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$654
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$638
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$523
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$552
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$838
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$503
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$522
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$490
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$605
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$602
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$507
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$486
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$496
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1495
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$562
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$482
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$752