London vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$2860
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$1255
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$394
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	26
😀 Quality of life	98	16
🏙️ Population	8.91M	2.12M

The cost of living in London is 306% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 38th and 6317th ($3321 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.2 months in London compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 5th and 9088th 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	$19.7	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$52
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$1047

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

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