Minsk vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2352
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$455
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$62
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$122
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
59
27
😀 Quality of life
68
22
🏙️ Population
2M
2.12M

The cost of living in Minsk is 28% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6121st and 7156th ($924 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belarus and Somalia, respectively. Check Belarus vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 4446th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Mogadishu

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Minsk Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.4
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.23
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1020
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.41%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.21
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.16
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.46
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14758
$629

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853

Cities near Mogadishu

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