London vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$1675
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$267
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$122
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	97	22
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.12M

The cost of living in London is 408% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 28th and 7156th ($3662 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Somalia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 4th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Mogadishu

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	London	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$629

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$745
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$563
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$682
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$1045
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$1050
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$543
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$521
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$611
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$910
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$448
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$415
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$807
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$533
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$563
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$532
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$540
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$590
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$564
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$513
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$746
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$618
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$546
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$586
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$931
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$509
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$549
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$524
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$624
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$603
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$497
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$417
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$488
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1637
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$573
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$476
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$800