Mogadishu vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mogadishu	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$711	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2049	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$230	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$703	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.3	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$1519
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	26	70
😀 Quality of life	12	81
🏙️ Population	2.12M	330K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 45% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6832nd and 4211th ($711 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Somalia and Cyprus, respectively. Check Somalia vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 9139th and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Nicosia

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	Mogadishu	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.98	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.96	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.37	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$72.8	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1676	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$217	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.02%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4805	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8866	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.75	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.9	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.67	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$51.6	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.2	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$879	$6962

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$573
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$912
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$598
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$578
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1616
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$575
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1645
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647