Mogadishu vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$267
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$1115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
27
73
😀 Quality of life
22
74
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.06M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 28% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7156th and 5531st ($721 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 360th 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 1.1 months in Sendai. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 9071st and 2040th 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
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4145
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.5
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.7
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$4242

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$745
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$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014