Mogadishu vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$2604
🏠 One person rent
$264
$557
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$976
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$1231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
27
85
😀 Quality of life
19
70
🏙️ Population
2.12M
5.65M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 33% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7125th and 5142nd ($724 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Somalia and Russia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 9150th and 3923rd 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
$3.5
$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$12085

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$743
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$553
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$712
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1152
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1153
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$542
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$509
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$604
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$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
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$1108
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1111
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1492
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1514
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1474
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1315
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1021
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1454
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1578
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$720
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1232
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1571
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1659
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1292
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1927
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1592
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1693
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$798
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1990
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1448
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2062
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1426
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1683
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1083
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1406
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1516
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1443
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1546
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1214
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1606