Mogadishu vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mogadishu	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$711	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2049	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$230	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$703	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.3	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$718
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	26	7
😀 Quality of life	12	53
🏙️ Population	2.12M	77.6K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 24% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6832nd and 5827th ($711 vs $940) 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 9139th and 6063rd 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	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.96	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.37	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$72.8	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1676	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$217	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.02%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4805	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8866	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.75	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.9	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.67	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$51.6	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.2	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$879	$13013

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810