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

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Mogadishu San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$7476
🏠 One person rent
$276
$2428
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$4021
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$717
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$6928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
26
87
😀 Quality of life
16
92
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.01M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 77% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6317th and 22nd ($819 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 2 months in San Jose, United States. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 9088th and 69th 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
$2.98
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$7.93
 Cappuccino
$1.39
$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$15889

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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
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2974
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3184
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3171
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3064
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3733
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3186
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3003
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3313
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2922
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3422
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3300
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3644
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2952
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3047
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$2908
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3567
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3518
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2660
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3583
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2881
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$2969
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3219
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2860
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3163
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2929
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3147
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3358
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2141
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3130
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3123