Mogadishu vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$2965
🏠 One person rent
$276
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$1625
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$545
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
26
7
😀 Quality of life
16
55
🏙️ Population
2.12M
77.6K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 6% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6317th and 6130th ($819 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 Phuket. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 9088th and 5986th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Phuket

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Mogadishu Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$13219

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$805
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$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$653
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$739
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$697
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$554
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$642
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$650
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$496
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$520
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$642
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$487
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$702
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$453
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$544
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$566
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$578
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$472
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$638
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$403
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$455
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$550
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$500
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$483
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$571
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$565
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$614
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$653
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$665
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$553
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$582
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$614
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$648
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743