Mogadishu vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$945
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$2280
🏠 One person rent
$276
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$940
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$32.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
26
18
😀 Quality of life
16
64
🏙️ Population
2.12M
151K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 13% less expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 6317th and 5703rd ($819 vs $945) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Somalia and Montenegro, respectively. Check Somalia vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 9088th and 4656th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Podgorica

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Mogadishu Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$7.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$1.39
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$2115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$5.81
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$7.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$6873

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$805
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Cetinje
$816
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1116
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1013
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1040
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$670
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$989
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1004
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1030
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1028
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1120
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$798
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$762
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$704
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1002
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$664
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$570
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$672
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$691
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$591
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$742
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$681
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$760
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$628
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$626
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$594
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$563
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$585
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$733
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$707
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$531
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$545
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$534
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1124
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$692
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$702
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1175
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$548
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$645
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1048