Mogadishu vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$1326
🏠 One person rent
$264
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$96.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
27
33
😀 Quality of life
19
40
🏙️ Population
2.12M
2.96M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 31% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7125th and 8377th ($724 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Somalia and Yemen, respectively. Check Somalia vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 9150th and 7844th 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
$3.5
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$98.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$3830

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$743
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$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
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$492
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$494
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$491
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$491
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$865
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$526
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$902
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$571
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$601
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$893
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$497
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$572
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$493
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$906
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$810
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$531
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$509
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$498
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$712
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1022
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1152
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1153
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1017
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1107
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$931
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$863
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1209
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1632
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$825
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$996