Mogadishu vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$2045
🏠 One person rent
$256
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$303
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$195
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
26
48
😀 Quality of life
13
29
🏙️ Population
2.12M
2.81M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 20% less expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 6821st and 6121st ($719 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Somalia and Sudan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.2 months in Omdurman. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Omdurman ranked 2nd in Sudan, while ranked 9110th and 8206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Omdurman

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Mogadishu Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$6.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$44.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$1122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$9.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$5.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$3.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$1.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$27.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$2039

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$711
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$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$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
11 km or 7 mi Khartoum
$889
19 km or 12 mi Khartoum North
$868
278 km or 173 mi Atbara
$1094
281 km or 174 mi Kosti
$851
364 km or 226 mi El-Gadarif
$935
368 km or 229 mi El-Obeid
$847
423 km or 263 mi Kassala
$988
481 km or 299 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
639 km or 397 mi Gondar
$946
641 km or 398 mi Keren
$491
667 km or 414 mi Port Sudan
$1096
687 km or 427 mi Mendefera
$490
690 km or 428 mi Malakal
$502
693 km or 430 mi Asmara
$524
701 km or 435 mi Bahir Dar
$799
746 km or 464 mi Massawa
$492
792 km or 492 mi Mekelle
$686
799 km or 496 mi Al-Fashir
$928
912 km or 567 mi Nyala
$944
926 km or 575 mi Dessie
$814
936 km or 581 mi Aswan
$324
961 km or 597 mi Jeddah
$1123
1004 km or 624 mi Mecca
$940
1006 km or 625 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1010 km or 628 mi Jimma
$590
1013 km or 629 mi Wau
$513
1057 km or 657 mi Bor
$513
1069 km or 664 mi Bareq
$895
1099 km or 683 mi Yanbu
$837
1104 km or 686 mi Abha
$915
1114 km or 692 mi Luxor
$314
1129 km or 702 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
1161 km or 722 mi Awasa
$810
1166 km or 724 mi Qena
$333
1175 km or 730 mi Bisha
$895
1178 km or 732 mi Zabid
$489
1186 km or 737 mi Dikhil
$554
1208 km or 751 mi Juba
$520
1212 km or 753 mi Sohag
$350
1214 km or 754 mi Sa'dah
$488