Mogadishu vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$256
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
26
35
😀 Quality of life
13
19
🏙️ Population
2.12M
2.96M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 31% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6821st and 8269th ($719 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Somalia and Yemen, respectively. Check Somalia vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 9110th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Sanaa

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Mogadishu Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$1.88
 Cappuccino
$1.37
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$5.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$2963

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Distance City Cost of living
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$711
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810