Mogadishu vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mogadishu	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$724	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1682	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$264	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$397	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.3	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$94.6	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	27	31
😀 Quality of life	19	59
🏙️ Population	2.12M	120K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 17% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7125th and 6471st ($724 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Somalia and Thailand, respectively. Check Somalia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 9150th and 6065th 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	$3.5	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.8	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$79.5	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$262	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$145	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4814	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7574	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.81	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.05	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.19	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.84	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$25.9	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.3	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$52.1	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.6	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.7	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.1	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$571	$12044

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Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$743
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$553
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$712
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$1152
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$1153
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$542
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$509
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$1156
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$604
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$996
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$455
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$419
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$797
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$544
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$572
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$508
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1269
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$523
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$601
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$571
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$520
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$775
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$602
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$551
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$1022
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$526
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$533
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$505
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$651
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$624
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$514
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$408
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$504
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1646
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$593
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$491
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$863

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514