Mogadishu vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$264
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
27
73
😀 Quality of life
19
74
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.06M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 28% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7125th and 5585th ($724 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 415th in Somalia and Japan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 9150th and 2145th 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
$3.5
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$5002

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$542
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$509
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$1156
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$604
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$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
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$797
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$544
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$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$508
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$523
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$601
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$571
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$775
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$602
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$551
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$588
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$533
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1646
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$593
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$491
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$863

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022