Mogadishu vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$276
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
26
61
😀 Quality of life
16
79
🏙️ Population
2.12M
606K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 28% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6317th and 4604th ($819 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Somalia and Latvia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 9088th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Riga

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Mogadishu Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$13518

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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
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257