Mogadishu vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mogadishu	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$715	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1661	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$263	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.4	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$112	$475
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	25	31
😀 Quality of life	15	57
🏙️ Population	2.12M	120K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 12% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7013th and 6620th ($715 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Somalia and Thailand, respectively. Check Somalia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 9189th and 6140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Pattaya

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	Mogadishu	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.53	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.4	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.03	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$78.1	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$143	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.02%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4802	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9000	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.8	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.1	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.6	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$51.7	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.6	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.4	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.2	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$575	$10383

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Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$724
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$548
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$694
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$1169
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$1175
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$549
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$502
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$596
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$1031
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$460
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$420
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$811
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$552
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$559
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$503
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$533
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$586
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$560
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$528
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$802
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$612
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$567
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$1039
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$517
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$543
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$511
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$654
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$623
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$522
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$421
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$512
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1585
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$582
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$499
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$864

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498