Kuwait City vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3476
$1682
🏠 One person rent
$716
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1240
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$70.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1981
$94.6
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
43
27
😀 Quality of life
77
19
🏙️ Population
2.99M
2.12M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 102% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4189th and 7125th ($1461 vs $724) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kuwait and Somalia, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.1 months in Mogadishu. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 1096th and 9150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Mogadishu

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Kuwait City Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$4.02
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$831
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$79.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7223
$4814
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2046
$7574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$3.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.98
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$25.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.2
$15.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$52.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$26.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$50.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8046
$571

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$1281
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$707
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$556
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$698
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$551
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$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$743
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$553
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$712
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1152
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1153
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$542
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$509
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$604
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$797
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$544
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$508
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$523
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$601
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$571
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$775
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$602
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$551
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$588
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$533
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1646
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$593
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$491
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$863