Mogadishu vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$1921
🏠 One person rent
$256
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$591
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
26
43
😀 Quality of life
13
64
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.08M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 8% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6821st and 6525th ($719 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Somalia and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 9110th and 4508th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Nur-Sultan

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Mogadishu Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$1.37
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$50.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
16.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$5.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$9.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$6243

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$711
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$502
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$671
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$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
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$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
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$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$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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Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$615
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$534
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$630
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$520
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$556
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$556
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$575
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$406
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$524
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$508
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$628
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$782
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$605
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$490
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$698
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$550
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$533
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
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$586
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$531
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$519
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$619
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$649
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$451
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$539
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$532
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$791
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$461
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$710
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$701
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$681
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$357
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$653
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$838
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$673
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$941
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$595