Mogadishu vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mogadishu	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$719	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2041	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$256	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$740	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$466
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	26	31
😀 Quality of life	13	54
🏙️ Population	2.12M	120K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 10% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6821st and 6432nd ($719 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.6 months in Pattaya. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Pattaya ranked 4th in Thailand, while ranked 9110th and 5984th 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	$3.03	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.1	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.47	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.37	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.3	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1690	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$217	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.73%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6940	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.82	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.1	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$52.2	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$74.2	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$890	$9189

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Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$711
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$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

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516