Kuwait City vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3690
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$725
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2222
$394
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
43
26
😀 Quality of life
73
16
🏙️ Population
2.99M
2.12M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 74% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 3697th and 6317th ($1424 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kuwait and Somalia, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 1759th and 9088th 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
$8.22
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3038
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6644
$1047

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$708
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$1256
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$710
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$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531

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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