Minsk vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$293
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$394
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
62
26
😀 Quality of life
67
16
🏙️ Population
2M
2.12M

The cost of living in Minsk is 21% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7206th and 6317th ($649 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belarus and Somalia, respectively. Check Belarus vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 3890th and 9088th 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
$9
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$7
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$5.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$1047

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$805
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$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