Minsk vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Minsk Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$350
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$391
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
62
26
😀 Quality of life
67
13
🏙️ Population
1.99M
2.12M

The cost of living in Minsk is 0.3% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6834th and 6821st ($717 vs $719) 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 3775th and 9110th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Minsk vs Mogadishu infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Minsk vs Mogadishu

Prices for goods and services in Minsk and Mogadishu are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Minsk Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.37
🥤 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
$435
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$890

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$711
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799