Mogadishu vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$2856
🏠 One person rent
$267
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$954
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
27
96
😀 Quality of life
22
75
🏙️ Population
2.12M
11.5M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 36% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7156th and 4918th ($721 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Somalia and Brazil, respectively. Check Somalia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 9071st and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Sao Paulo

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Mogadishu Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70
$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4145
$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.5
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.7
$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$15990

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$745
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$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
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$821
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$759
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$783
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$765
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$700
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$793
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$713
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$664
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$737
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$713
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$761
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$886
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$716
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$715
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$737
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$717
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$753
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$720
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$848
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$746
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$699
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$747
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$713
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$722
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$752
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$733
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$723
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$706
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$721
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$710
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$794
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$776
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$673
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$728
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$687
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$901
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$700
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$716
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$720