Mogadishu vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$3320
🏠 One person rent
$264
$713
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$1156
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$2607
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
27
98
😀 Quality of life
19
76
🏙️ Population
2.12M
919K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 49% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 7125th and 4288th ($724 vs $1425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Somalia and South Korea, respectively. Check Somalia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Seongnam ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 9150th and 1327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Seongnam

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Mogadishu Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$6.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$136
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$12598

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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
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1292
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1162
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1061
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1117
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$988
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1363
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$1030
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1120
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1071
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1044
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1167
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$1134
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1050
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$913
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1092
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$937
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1076
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1068
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1057
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$1053
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$1046
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$1095
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$1008
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$1073
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$1121
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$867
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$984
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1563
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$892
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$903
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$986
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$1003
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$986
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$1019