Mogadishu vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$267
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
27
59
😀 Quality of life
22
80
🏙️ Population
2.12M
595K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 43% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7156th and 4631st ($721 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Somalia and Latvia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 9071st and 657th 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
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4145
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.5
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.7
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$18197

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$745
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$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391