Mogadishu vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$256
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$1869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
26
99
😀 Quality of life
13
79
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.33M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 31% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6821st and 5386th ($719 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 468th in Somalia and Japan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 9110th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Saitama

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Mogadishu Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$12701

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Distance City Cost of living
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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

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075