Mogadishu vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$276
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
26
67
😀 Quality of life
16
59
🏙️ Population
2.12M
5.55M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 27% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6317th and 7242nd ($819 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Somalia and Kenya, respectively. Check Somalia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 9088th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Nairobi

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Mogadishu Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$6839

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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

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747