Mogadishu vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$267
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$1511
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
27
99
😀 Quality of life
22
77
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.33M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 32% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 7156th and 5168th ($721 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 148th in Somalia and Japan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.4 months in Saitama. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 9071st and 1050th 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
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4145
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.5
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.7
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$14598

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$745
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$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800

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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
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096