Mogadishu vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mogadishu	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$711	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2049	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$230	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$703	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.3	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	26	93
😀 Quality of life	12	98
🏙️ Population	2.12M	2.14M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 66% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6832nd and 1654th ($711 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Somalia and Australia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 9139th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Perth

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	Mogadishu	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.98	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.96	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.37	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$72.8	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1676	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$217	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.02%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4805	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8866	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.75	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.9	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.67	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$51.6	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.2	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$879	$11252

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Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$518
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$580
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$886
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$589
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$408
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$760
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$545
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$542
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$500
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$561
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$571
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$540
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$483
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$654
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$638
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$523
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$838
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$503
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$522
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$490
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$605
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$602
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$507
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$496
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1495
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$562
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$482
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$752

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645