Medan vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$200
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
26
😀 Quality of life
45
16
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.12M

The cost of living in Medan is 39% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8502nd and 6317th ($500 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Indonesia and Somalia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 6617th and 9088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Mogadishu

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Medan Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.34
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$1047

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21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465

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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