Mogadishu vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mogadishu	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$711	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2049	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$230	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$703	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.3	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	26	95
😀 Quality of life	12	62
🏙️ Population	2.12M	6.21M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 22% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6832nd and 5954th ($711 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Somalia and Brazil, respectively. Check Somalia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 9139th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Mogadishu	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.98	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.96	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.37	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$72.8	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1676	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$217	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.02%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4805	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8866	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.75	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.9	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.67	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$51.6	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.2	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$879	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562