Mogadishu vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Mogadishu | Oslo | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Mogadishu is 63% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 6317th and 1293rd ($819 vs $2197) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Somalia and Norway, respectively. Check Somalia vs Norway comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 9088th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Mogadishu vs Oslo
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| Mogadishu | Oslo | |
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| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| 1201 km or 747 mi | Kisumu | |
| 1222 km or 759 mi | Mumias | |
| 1246 km or 774 mi |  Mbale | |
| 1250 km or 777 mi | Tororo | |
| 1291 km or 802 mi | Taiz | |
| 1303 km or 810 mi | Morogoro | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 14 km or 8.7 mi |  Baerum | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Lillestrom | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Asker | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Jessheim | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Drammen | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Moss | |
| 57 km or 35 mi | Horten | |
| 68 km or 42 mi | Kongsberg | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Tonsberg | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Sarpsborg | |
| 78 km or 48 mi | Fredrikstad | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Sandefjord | |
| 96 km or 60 mi | Halden | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Hamar | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Skien | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Larvik | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Porsgrunn | |
| 106 km or 66 mi |  Arvika | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Gjovik | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Lillehammer | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Karlstad | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Uddevalla | |
| 194 km or 120 mi | Vanersborg | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Arendal | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Trollhattan | |
| 220 km or 137 mi | Mariestad | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | Mora | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Skovde | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | Ludvika | |
| 252 km or 156 mi | Kristiansand | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Gothenburg | |
| 260 km or 162 mi | Orebro | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Molndal | |
| 266 km or 166 mi | Borlange | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Boras | |
| 276 km or 171 mi |  Frederikshavn | |
| 281 km or 175 mi | Falun | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Sandnes | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Stavanger | |
| 305 km or 190 mi | Bergen |