Mogadishu vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2049
$1933
🏠 One person rent
$230
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$794
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
26
47
😀 Quality of life
12
62
🏙️ Population
2.12M
276K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 11% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6832nd and 6461st ($711 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Somalia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Somalia vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 9139th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Sarajevo

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Mogadishu Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.96
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.8
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1676
$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4805
$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.9
$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.6
$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.2
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$879
$2856

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Distance City Cost of living
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$706
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$559
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$693
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$636
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$603
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$661
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$776
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1070
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1227
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$803
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1187
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$847
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$759
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1150
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1337
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1070
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$816
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1266
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$558
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$975
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1274
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1117
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$659
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$662
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1030
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$958
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1012
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1160
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$807
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1053
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$972
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$679
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$965
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$463
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$556
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$848
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1122
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1008
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$595
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$692
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$768