Melbourne vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$352
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	26
😀 Quality of life	100	12
🏙️ Population	5.03M	2.12M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 208% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 1365th and 6832nd ($2194 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Somalia, respectively. Check Australia vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 1st and 9139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Mogadishu

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	Melbourne	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$879

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$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