Mogadishu vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$276
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
26
73
😀 Quality of life
16
78
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.06M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 20% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6317th and 5135th ($819 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd 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 66th in Japan, while ranked 9088th and 603rd 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
$2.98
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$6030

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$805
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$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
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$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
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011