Mogadishu vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$276
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
26
71
😀 Quality of life
16
74
🏙️ Population
2.12M
7.01M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 50% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6317th and 2922nd ($819 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9088th and 1210th 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
$2.98
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$9649

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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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561