Medina vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1215
$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2317
$2049
🏠 One person rent
$696
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$352
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
20
26
😀 Quality of life
66
12
🏙️ Population
1.41M
2.12M

The cost of living in Medina is 71% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4439th and 6832nd ($1215 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Somalia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Medina compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 3899th and 9139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Mogadishu

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Medina Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$715
$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$290
$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7421
$879

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$1146
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$979
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$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905

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Distance City Cost of living
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$706
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$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