Mogadishu vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$3249
🏠 One person rent
$256
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$1285
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$1689
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
26
69
😀 Quality of life
13
81
🏙️ Population
2.12M
330K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 47% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6821st and 4220th ($719 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 9110th and 469th 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
$3.03
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$7504

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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
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$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$1356
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1216
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1242
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1559
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591