Lima vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2292
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$426
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$410
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
77
26
😀 Quality of life
64
16
🏙️ Population
9.94M
2.12M

The cost of living in Lima is 14% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5780th and 6317th ($932 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Peru and Somalia, respectively. Check Peru vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lima compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 4655th and 9088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Mogadishu

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Lima Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.3
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1234
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.89
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7186
$1047

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11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

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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