Mogadishu vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mogadishu	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$819	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2860	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$276	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$1255	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.7	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	26	89
😀 Quality of life	16	98
🏙️ Population	2.12M	5.87M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 73% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6317th and 133rd ($819 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Somalia and Singapore, respectively. Check Somalia vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 9088th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Singapore City

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	Mogadishu	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.98	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.47	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.39	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$75	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1690	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$836	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.72%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6395	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.84	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.71	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.1	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$52	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$25.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.8	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1047	$26424

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Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$805
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$452
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$815
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$702
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$676
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$486
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$602
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$493
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$840
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$530
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$524
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$646
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$622
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$524
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$439
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$536
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$551
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$522
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$405
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$871
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$571
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$706
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$762
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$720
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$820
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$486
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$441
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$424
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$557
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$557
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$490
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$600
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$481
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1608
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$542
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$466
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$883

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544