Medina vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$391
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
20
26
😀 Quality of life
52
16
🏙️ Population
1.18M
2.12M

The cost of living in Medina is 9% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6017th and 6317th ($892 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 6150th and 9088th 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
$6.99
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$1047

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$1100
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$879
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$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
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$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
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$805
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$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