Mogadishu vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mogadishu	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$819	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2860	$5119
🏠 One person rent	$276	$1352
🏘️ Family rent	$1255	$2099
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.7	$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$3624
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	26	93
😀 Quality of life	16	96
🏙️ Population	2.12M	2.14M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 64% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6317th and 1068th ($819 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.6 months in Perth. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 9088th and 10th 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	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.47	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.39	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$1464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$75	$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1690	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$836	$1714
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.72%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6395	$7584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$6088
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.84	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$5.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.71	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.1	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$52	$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$25.1	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.8	$1668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1047	$12548

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Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$805
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$452
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$815
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$702
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$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

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693