Mogadishu vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$276
$358
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$600
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
26
17
😀 Quality of life
16
21
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.16M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 16% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 6317th and 6766th ($819 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Somalia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Somalia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.9 months in Naypyidaw. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 9088th and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Naypyidaw

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Mogadishu Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$689
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
10.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$1119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$1.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$4.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$13.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$11739

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$702
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$676
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$486
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$602
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$705
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$493
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$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$668
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$715
244 km or 151 mi Pai
$577
276 km or 171 mi Bago
$710
277 km or 172 mi Monywa
$669
317 km or 197 mi Chiang Mai
$659
334 km or 207 mi Yangon
$815
343 km or 213 mi Sittwe
$656
359 km or 223 mi Hpa-an
$605
370 km or 230 mi Pathein
$709
384 km or 239 mi Chiang Rai
$462
400 km or 249 mi Mawlamyine
$566
474 km or 295 mi Cox's Bazar
$389
530 km or 329 mi Chittagong
$362
540 km or 336 mi Jinghong
$588
546 km or 339 mi Phitsanulok
$496
563 km or 350 mi Aizawl
$520
598 km or 372 mi Pu'er
$614
602 km or 374 mi Imphal
$395
609 km or 378 mi Lincang
$615
620 km or 385 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
625 km or 389 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
634 km or 394 mi Myitkyina
$673
667 km or 414 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
667 km or 415 mi Baoshan
$618
675 km or 419 mi Agartala
$387
681 km or 423 mi Barisal
$324
698 km or 433 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
708 km or 440 mi Vientiane
$1233
718 km or 446 mi Sylhet
$312
722 km or 449 mi Narayanganj
$446
723 km or 449 mi Narsingdi
$303
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$456
743 km or 462 mi Udon Thani
$500
762 km or 474 mi Khulna
$342
773 km or 480 mi Dali
$592
777 km or 483 mi Shillong
$360
784 km or 487 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
793 km or 493 mi Tha Khlong
$617
799 km or 496 mi Khon Kaen
$532