Mogadishu vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$1934
🏠 One person rent
$256
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$924
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
26
46
😀 Quality of life
13
59
🏙️ Population
2.12M
276K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 12% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6821st and 6379th ($719 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 9110th and 5391st 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
$3.03
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$3144

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Distance City Cost of living
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$711
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$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
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$593
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$705
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$695
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$641
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$707
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$658
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1076
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$802
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1161
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$697
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1146
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1302
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1046
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$895
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1240
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$566
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1035
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1282
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1191
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$663
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$692
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1053
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$890
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1040
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1204
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$737
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1100
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1059
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$852
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1045
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$618
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$851
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1265
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$999
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$661
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$761
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$797