Mogadishu vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$256
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
26
73
😀 Quality of life
13
92
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.06M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 35% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6821st and 4890th ($719 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 9110th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Sendai

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Mogadishu Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$6369

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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
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057