Medina vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2338
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$659
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1337
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
23
27
😀 Quality of life
69
22
🏙️ Population
1.41M
2.12M

The cost of living in Medina is 62% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4843rd and 7156th ($1164 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Somalia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 4103rd and 9071st 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
$5.45
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$508
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.4
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2810
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1336
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.6
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.1
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5520
$629

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$919
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$738
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$834
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$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$745
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800