Mogadishu vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$1744
🏠 One person rent
$276
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
26
46
😀 Quality of life
16
60
🏙️ Population
2.12M
276K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 10% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6317th and 6609th ($819 vs $742) 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 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 9088th and 5377th 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
$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$7.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$2962

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Distance City Cost of living
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$805
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$702
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$545
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$672
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$645
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$604
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$661
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$585
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1030
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$742
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1120
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$681
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1040
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1134
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1028
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$816
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$957
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$503
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$945
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1048
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1116
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$517
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$704
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1004
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$849
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$967
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1172
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$733
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1025
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1013
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$670
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$989
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$664
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$558
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$835
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1219
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$913
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$691
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$719
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$737