Mogadishu vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$264
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
27
70
😀 Quality of life
19
78
🏙️ Population
2.12M
7.01M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 56% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7125th and 3529th ($724 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Somalia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9150th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Riyadh

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Mogadishu Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$9443

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$1152
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$1153
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$542
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$509
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$1156
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$604
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$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
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$797
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$544
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$508
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$523
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$601
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$571
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$775
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$602
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$551
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$588
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$533
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1646
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$593
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$491
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$863

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
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$2070
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$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487