Lisbon vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lisbon	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1694	$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3935	$2860
🏠 One person rent	$1058	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$1856	$1255
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1220	$394
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	26
😀 Quality of life	82	16
🏙️ Population	546K	2.12M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 107% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 2695th and 6317th ($1694 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Portugal and Somalia, respectively. Check Portugal vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 372nd and 9088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Mogadishu

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	Lisbon	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2252	$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3415	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.87	$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.87	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.4	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$52
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.8	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14616	$1047

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1674
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1379
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1331
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1415
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1318
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1240
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1295
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1423
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1381
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1408
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1438
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1347
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1412
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1682
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1360
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1328
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1204
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1310
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1356
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1258
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1283
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1270
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1251
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1260
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1223
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1214
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1156
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1192
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1103
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1202
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1181
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1024
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1199
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1257
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1114
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1202

Cities near Mogadishu

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