Mogadishu vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2049
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$230
$730
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$1434
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$1546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
26
96
😀 Quality of life
12
74
🏙️ Population
2.12M
13.1M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 43% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6832nd and 4359th ($711 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Somalia and Russia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 9139th and 1187th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mogadishu Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.96
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.8
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1676
$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4805
$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.9
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.6
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.2
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$879
$12252

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$764
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$718
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$541
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$518
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$756
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$580
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$886
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$589
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$408
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$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

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$786
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$791
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$867
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$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
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$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
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$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
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$717
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$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
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$737
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$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
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$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
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$524
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$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592