Mogadishu vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$1844
🏠 One person rent
$276
$332
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$717
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$503
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
26
40
😀 Quality of life
16
58
🏙️ Population
2.12M
573K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 14% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 6317th and 6711th ($819 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Somalia and Morocco, respectively. Check Somalia vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.7 months in Rabat. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 9088th and 5615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Rabat

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Mogadishu Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.94
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$2099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$3292

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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
3.3 km or 2 mi Sale
$533
13 km or 8.1 mi Temara
$574
34 km or 21 mi Kenitra
$520
63 km or 39 mi Mohammedia
$627
87 km or 54 mi Casablanca
$826
120 km or 74 mi Meknes
$424
127 km or 79 mi Khouribga
$437
169 km or 105 mi Fez
$529
177 km or 110 mi El Jadida
$503
193 km or 120 mi Beni Mellal
$445
217 km or 135 mi Tangier
$661
218 km or 135 mi Tetouan
$504
248 km or 154 mi Tarifa
$1119
250 km or 155 mi Ceuta
$1091
265 km or 165 mi Algeciras
$932
269 km or 167 mi Los Barrios
$1178
271 km or 169 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
273 km or 170 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
273 km or 170 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
283 km or 176 mi Cadiz
$1129
287 km or 178 mi Marrakesh
$609
292 km or 181 mi Rota
$1159
295 km or 184 mi Safi
$470
304 km or 189 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
309 km or 192 mi Estepona
$1314
317 km or 197 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
328 km or 204 mi Marbella
$1774
337 km or 210 mi Ronda
$1254
344 km or 214 mi Fuengirola
$1321
346 km or 215 mi Olhao
$1328
347 km or 216 mi Faro
$1318
349 km or 217 mi Mijas
$1357
353 km or 219 mi Benalmadena
$1480
353 km or 219 mi Tavira
$1385
359 km or 223 mi Huelva
$1101
361 km or 224 mi Almonte
$1158
361 km or 225 mi Moguer
$1123
363 km or 226 mi Loule
$1494
364 km or 226 mi Albufeira
$2218
371 km or 231 mi Malaga
$1435