Mogadishu vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$256
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
26
82
😀 Quality of life
13
67
🏙️ Population
2.12M
5.38M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 18% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6821st and 6204th ($719 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Somalia and Russia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 9110th and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Saint Petersburg

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Mogadishu Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$2.67
 Cappuccino
$1.37
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$5.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$6847

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$711
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$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525