Mogadishu vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mogadishu	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$711	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2049	$2904
🏠 One person rent	$230	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$703	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.3	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$1450
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	26	73
😀 Quality of life	12	87
🏙️ Population	2.12M	1.96M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 41% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 6832nd and 4470th ($711 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th in Somalia and Japan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 9139th and 262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Sapporo

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	Mogadishu	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.98	$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.96	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.37	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$72.8	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1676	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$217	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.02%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4805	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8866	$1657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.75	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$8.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$8.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.9	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.67	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$51.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$53.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.2	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$879	$10781

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$518
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$580
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$886
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$589
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$408
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$760
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$545
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$542
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$500
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$561
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$571
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$540
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$483
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$654
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$638
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$523
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$838
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$503
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$522
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$490
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$605
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$602
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$507
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$496
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1495
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$562
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$482
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$752

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1071
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1068
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1068
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1067
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1061
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1048
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1014
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1073
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$966
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$1069
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$1073
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$1078
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$954
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$933
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$966
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$933
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1039
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$1083
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$1081
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$972
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$988
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$976
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$941
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$1082
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$947
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$971
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$953
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1114
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$958
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$976
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1065
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1064
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1082
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1085
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1090
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1079
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1082
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1088