Mogadishu vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mogadishu	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$711	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2049	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$230	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$703	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.3	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$311
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	26	17
😀 Quality of life	12	18
🏙️ Population	2.12M	1.16M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 2% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 6832nd and 6885th ($711 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.4 months in Naypyidaw. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Naypyidaw ranked 4th in Myanmar, while ranked 9139th and 8943rd 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	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.96	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.37	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$72.8	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1676	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$217	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.02%	8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4805	$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8866	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.75	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.9	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.67	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$65.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$51.6	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.2	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$879	$8308

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Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$518
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$580
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$886
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$589
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$408
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$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

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$660
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$710
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$633
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$650
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$661
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$705
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$678
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$610
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$778
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$351
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$604
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$478
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$625
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$378
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$628
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$683
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$632
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$367
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$287
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1163
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$305
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$309
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$295
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$430
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$543
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$303
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$606
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$408
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$568