Male vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$810
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
8
27
😀 Quality of life
64
22
🏙️ Population
133K
2.12M

The cost of living in Male is 83% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4490th and 7156th ($1321 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Maldives and Somalia, respectively. Check Maldives vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 5278th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Mogadishu

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Male Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.01
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$629

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$342
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$291
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$261
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$243
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$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
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$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322

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Distance City Cost of living
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$745
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$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800