Maputo vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3226
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$510
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1512
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$220
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
28
26
😀 Quality of life
41
16
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.12M

The cost of living in Maputo is 32% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4791st and 6317th ($1084 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Mozambique and Somalia, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 7059th and 9088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Mogadishu

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Maputo Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.4
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$7
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$105
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.2%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2315
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.5
$5.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.21
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.1
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3971
$1047

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$978
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$447
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$952
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$558
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$739
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$866
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$746
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$631
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$741
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$755
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$783
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$889
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$908
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$776
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$780
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$637
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$875
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$751
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$845
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$625
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$701
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$621
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$682
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$535
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$605
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$511
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$837
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$511
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$656
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$719
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$631
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$554
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1014
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$601
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$689
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$603

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