Mogadishu vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$3035
🏠 One person rent
$256
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$1011
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$476
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$2868
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
26
98
😀 Quality of life
13
76
🏙️ Population
2.12M
919K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 36% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 6821st and 4810th ($719 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Somalia and South Korea, respectively. Check Somalia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 2.5 months in Seongnam. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 9110th and 938th 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
$3.03
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$45.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$3.13
 Cappuccino
$1.37
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$11353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$6094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$7.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$9.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$5.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$21935

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$711
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$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799

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Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1087
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1057
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1074
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1005
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$988
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1003
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$1025
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1461
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$970
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1142
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1038
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$990
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1068
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$1077
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1025
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$936
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1008
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$941
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1049
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$966
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1067
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$1036
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$1041
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$1053
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$989
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1020
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$968
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$1140
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$1222
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$839
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$1025
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1567
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$1098
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$997
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$1027
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$1111
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$1043
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$1098