Mogadishu vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$715
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1661
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$263
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$394
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.4
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
25
72
😀 Quality of life
15
90
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.06M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 33% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7013th and 5094th ($715 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 139th in Somalia and Japan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 9189th and 242nd 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
$3.53
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.03
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.1
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$143
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4802
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9000
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.8
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.1
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.2
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$575
$5899

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$1169
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$1175
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$549
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$502
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
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$596
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$1031
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$460
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$420
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$811
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$552
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$559
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$503
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$533
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$586
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$560
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$528
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$802
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$612
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$567
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$609
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1039
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$517
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$543
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$511
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$654
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$623
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$522
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$421
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$512
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1585
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$582
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$499
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$864

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013