Mogadishu vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mogadishu	Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person	$711	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2049	$2092
🏠 One person rent	$230	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$703	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.3	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$200
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	26	48
😀 Quality of life	12	31
🏙️ Population	2.12M	2.81M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 22% less expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 6832nd and 5997th ($711 vs $908) 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 9139th and 7979th 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	$2.98	$6.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.96	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.37	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$636
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$72.8	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1676	$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$217	$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$44.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.02%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4805	$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8866	$847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.75	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.9	$3.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.67	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$51.6	$3.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.2	$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$879	$2051

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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 Omdurman

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Khartoum	$888
19 km or 12 mi	Khartoum North	$877
278 km or 173 mi	Atbara	$1131
281 km or 174 mi	Kosti	$860
364 km or 226 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
368 km or 229 mi	El-Obeid	$855
423 km or 263 mi	Kassala	$1006
481 km or 299 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
639 km or 397 mi	Gondar	$897
641 km or 398 mi	Keren	$488
667 km or 414 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
687 km or 427 mi	Mendefera	$487
690 km or 428 mi	Malakal	$496
693 km or 430 mi	Asmara	$520
701 km or 435 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
746 km or 464 mi	Massawa	$486
792 km or 492 mi	Mekelle	$662
799 km or 496 mi	Al-Fashir	$960
912 km or 567 mi	Nyala	$974
926 km or 575 mi	Dessie	$838
936 km or 581 mi	Aswan	$329
961 km or 597 mi	Jeddah	$1146
1004 km or 624 mi	Mecca	$979
1006 km or 625 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1010 km or 628 mi	Jimma	$654
1013 km or 629 mi	Wau	$508
1057 km or 657 mi	Bor	$506
1069 km or 664 mi	Bareq	$902
1099 km or 683 mi	Yanbu	$829
1104 km or 686 mi	Abha	$910
1114 km or 692 mi	Luxor	$335
1129 km or 702 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
1161 km or 722 mi	Awasa	$886
1166 km or 724 mi	Qena	$362
1175 km or 730 mi	Bisha	$905
1178 km or 732 mi	Zabid	$482
1186 km or 737 mi	Dikhil	$542
1208 km or 751 mi	Juba	$513
1212 km or 753 mi	Sohag	$360
1214 km or 754 mi	Sa'dah	$482