Medina vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$673
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
25
😀 Quality of life
70
15
🏙️ Population
1.41M
2.12M

The cost of living in Medina is 65% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4743rd and 7013th ($1182 vs $715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 4114th and 9189th 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
$5.56
$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$4.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$78.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$4802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$9000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$5.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$26.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$50.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$575

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$791
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$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
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$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

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Distance City Cost of living
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$724
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$548
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$694
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1169
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1175
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$549
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$502
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$596
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$1031
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$460
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$420
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$811
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$552
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$559
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$503
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$533
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$586
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$560
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$528
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$802
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$612
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$567
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$609
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1039
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$517
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$543
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$511
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$654
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$623
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$522
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$421
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$512
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1585
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$582
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$499
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$864