Los Angeles vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$352
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	26
😀 Quality of life	93	12
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.12M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 349% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 80th and 6832nd ($3196 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 58th and 9139th 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	$21.7	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$879

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$518
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$580
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$886
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$589
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$408
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$760
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$545
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$542
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$500
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$561
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$571
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$540
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$483
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$654
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$638
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$523
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$838
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$503
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$522
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$490
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$605
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$602
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$507
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$496
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1495
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$562
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$482
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$752