Mogadishu vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$8268
🏠 One person rent
$264
$2809
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$4461
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$768
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$5742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
27
87
😀 Quality of life
19
91
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.01M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 82% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7125th and 8th ($724 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Somalia and the United States, respectively. Check Somalia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 9150th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs San Jose, United States

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Mogadishu San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$150
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$23160

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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
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2871
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3508
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3603
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3254
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3805
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3181
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3589
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3261
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3382
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3395
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3137
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3771
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3489
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3359
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3520
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3017
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3065
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3676
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3593
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3604
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2910
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3094
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3831
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2983
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3007
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3346
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2859
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3282
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3778
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3264
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3277
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2089
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3245
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3212