Medina vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$353
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
20
26
😀 Quality of life
67
13
🏙️ Population
1.41M
2.12M

The cost of living in Medina is 19% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6257th and 6821st ($853 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.9 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 3833rd and 9110th 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
$5.99
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$890

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$879
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$944
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$828
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$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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Distance City Cost of living
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$711
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$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799