Los Angeles vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$2860
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$1255
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$394
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	26
😀 Quality of life	94	16
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.12M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 287% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 72nd and 6317th ($3165 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 1st in the United States and Somalia, respectively. Check the United States vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 34th and 9088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Mogadishu

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	Los Angeles	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$52
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$1047

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

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