Madrid vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$352
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	98	26
😀 Quality of life	90	12
🏙️ Population	3.42M	2.12M

The cost of living in Madrid is 150% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 2443rd and 6832nd ($1781 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Somalia, respectively. Check Spain vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 151st and 9139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Mogadishu

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	Madrid	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$879

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

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