London vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	25
😀 Quality of life	99	15
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.12M

The cost of living in London is 439% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8th and 7013th ($3851 vs $715) 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 1.1 months in London compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 5th and 9189th 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	$22.2	$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$4.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$78.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$4802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$9000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$5.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$26.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$50.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$575

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$724
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$548
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$694
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$1169
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$1175
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$549
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$502
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$596
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$1031
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$460
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$420
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$811
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$552
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$559
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$503
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$533
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$586
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$560
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$528
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$802
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$612
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$567
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$1039
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$517
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$543
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$511
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$654
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$623
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$522
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$421
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$512
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1585
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$582
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$499
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$864