Minsk vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$1682
🏠 One person rent
$408
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$70.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$94.6
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
59
27
😀 Quality of life
68
19
🏙️ Population
2M
2.12M

The cost of living in Minsk is 16% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6618th and 7125th ($836 vs $724) 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 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 0.1 months in Mogadishu. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 4692nd and 9150th 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
$10.5
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$4.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$79.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$4814
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$7574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$3.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$25.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$15.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$52.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$26.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$50.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$571

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$743
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$553
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$712
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1152
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1153
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$542
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$509
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$604
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$797
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$544
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$508
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$523
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$601
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$571
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$775
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$602
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$551
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$588
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$533
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1646
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$593
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$491
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$863