Male vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1292
$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3003
$2038
🏠 One person rent
$807
$254
🏘️ Family rent
$1619
$735
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1019
$387
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
7
26
😀 Quality of life
60
13
🏙️ Population
133K
2.12M

The cost of living in Male is 80% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4343rd and 6827th ($1292 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Maldives and Somalia, respectively. Check Maldives vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 5143rd and 9114th 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
$5.56
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.75
$3.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$3.97
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$853
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$580
$76.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1369
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$98.9
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.54%
7.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$6863
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1946
$892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$5.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.15
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.4
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.37
$51.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3240
$885

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$330
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$289
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$250
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$279
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$316
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$394
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$367
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$306
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$549
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$636
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$297
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$483
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$438
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$427
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$502
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$287
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$355
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$350
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$334
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$341
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$436
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$303
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$562
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$323
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$289
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$326
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$330
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$432
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$535
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$298
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$347
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$353

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$712
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$502
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$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$536
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$526
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$666
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$815
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$569
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$481
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$743
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$596
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$553
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$494
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1106
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$547
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$582
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$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$589
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$545
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$676
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$733
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$813
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$516
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$580
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$513
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$641
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$503
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1555
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$512
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$490
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800