Mogadishu vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mogadishu	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$711	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2049	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$230	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$703	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.3	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$2911
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	26	100
😀 Quality of life	12	95
🏙️ Population	2.12M	9.67M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 47% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 6832nd and 4104th ($711 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 2.2 months in Seoul. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 9139th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Seoul

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	Mogadishu	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.98	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.96	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.37	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$72.8	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1676	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$217	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.02%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4805	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8866	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.75	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.9	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.67	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$51.6	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.2	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$879	$20197

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$518
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$580
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$886
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$589
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$408
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$760
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$545
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$542
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$500
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$561
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$571
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$540
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$483
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$654
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$638
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$523
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$838
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$503
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$522
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$490
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$605
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$602
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$507
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$496
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1495
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$562
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$482
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$752

Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019