Mogadishu vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$3074
🏠 One person rent
$256
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$2247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
26
97
😀 Quality of life
13
96
🏙️ Population
2.12M
2.75M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 41% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 6821st and 4566th ($719 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th in Somalia and Japan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.9 months in Osaka. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 9110th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Osaka

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Mogadishu Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$3.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$5653

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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
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1169
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1062
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1096
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1065
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1021
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1067
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1030
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1037
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1043
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1016