Mogadishu vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$276
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
26
43
😀 Quality of life
16
63
🏙️ Population
2.12M
527K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 8% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6317th and 6533rd ($819 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Somalia and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Somalia vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 9088th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Skopje

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Mogadishu Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$4244

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$805
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$452
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116