Mogadishu vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2049
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$230
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$1611
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
26
99
😀 Quality of life
12
77
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.33M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 41% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6832nd and 4495th ($711 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 9139th and 748th 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
$2.98
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.96
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.8
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1676
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4805
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.9
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.6
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.2
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$879
$14676

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Distance City Cost of living
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$706
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$498
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$660
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$764
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$718
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$541
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$518
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$756
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$580
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$886
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$589
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$408
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$760
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$545
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$542
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$500
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$561
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$571
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$540
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$483
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$654
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$638
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$523
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$552
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$838
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$503
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$522
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$490
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$605
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$602
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$507
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$486
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$496
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1495
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$562
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$482
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$752

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125