Mogadishu vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$276
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
26
99
😀 Quality of life
16
79
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.33M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 23% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6317th and 4896th ($819 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 145th 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 1.7 months in Saitama. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 9088th and 484th 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
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$13860

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039