Mogadishu vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$256
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
26
100
😀 Quality of life
13
97
🏙️ Population
2.12M
8.8M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 82% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6821st and 5th ($719 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Somalia and the United States, respectively. Check Somalia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 9110th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs New York City

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Mogadishu New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$20585

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$671
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$626
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$535
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$527
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$667
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$560
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$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799

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11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
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$3108