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

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Mogadishu San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$267
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$6139
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
27
87
😀 Quality of life
22
91
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.01M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 82% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7156th and 8th ($721 vs $3957) 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 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 9071st and 126th 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
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4145
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.5
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.7
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$23151

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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
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273