Mogadishu vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$1753
🏠 One person rent
$276
$313
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$447
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
26
31
😀 Quality of life
16
42
🏙️ Population
2.12M
116K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 23% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6317th and 7072nd ($819 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Somalia and Thailand, respectively. Check Somalia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.7 months in Pattaya. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Pattaya ranked 15th in Thailand, while ranked 9088th and 6956th 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
$2.98
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.17
 Cappuccino
$1.39
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$1791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$8.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$8397

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$805
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$702
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$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883

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Distance City Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Nong Prue
$653
16 km or 9.7 mi Laem Chabang
$648
23 km or 14 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
84 km or 52 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
85 km or 53 mi Klaeng
$619
85 km or 53 mi Lat Luang
$716
98 km or 61 mi Bangkok
$902
110 km or 68 mi Nonthaburi
$704
110 km or 68 mi Hua Hin
$614
115 km or 72 mi Pak Kret
$677
119 km or 74 mi Rangsit
$594
130 km or 81 mi Tha Khlong
$617
132 km or 82 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
184 km or 114 mi Ko Chang
$614
237 km or 147 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
250 km or 156 mi Battambang
$539
255 km or 159 mi Myeik
$571
259 km or 161 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
318 km or 198 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
324 km or 202 mi Siem Reap
$587
340 km or 211 mi Ko Tao
$702
372 km or 231 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
383 km or 238 mi Sihanoukville
$755
396 km or 246 mi Ko Samui
$642
435 km or 270 mi Phitsanulok
$496
440 km or 273 mi Khon Kaen
$532
442 km or 275 mi Kampot
$569
450 km or 280 mi Phu Quoc
$524
457 km or 284 mi Surat Thani
$554
464 km or 288 mi Phnom Penh
$802
497 km or 309 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
506 km or 314 mi Kampong Cham
$555
508 km or 315 mi Prey Veng
$711
512 km or 318 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$642
527 km or 328 mi Mawlamyine
$566
535 km or 333 mi Udon Thani
$500
553 km or 343 mi Stung Treng
$628
561 km or 349 mi Hpa-an
$605
562 km or 349 mi Rach Gia
$518
571 km or 355 mi Long Xuyen
$509