Mogadishu vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$267
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
27
96
😀 Quality of life
22
72
🏙️ Population
2.12M
13.3M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 57% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7156th and 3277th ($721 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Somalia and Russia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 9071st and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Moscow

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Mogadishu Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4145
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.5
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.7
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$20160

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$745
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$1045
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$1050
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$543
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$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
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$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

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$1084
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$1056
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$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
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$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
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$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749