Mogadishu vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2049
$1834
🏠 One person rent
$230
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$704
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
26
43
😀 Quality of life
12
63
🏙️ Population
2.12M
423K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 8% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6832nd and 6556th ($711 vs $772) 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 0.9 months in Skopje. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 9139th and 4750th 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
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.96
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.8
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1676
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4805
$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.9
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.6
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.2
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$879
$4225

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$706
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$588
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$682
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$545
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$561
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$537
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$556
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$595
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$635
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$636
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$463
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$612
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$576
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1030
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$639
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$682
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$662
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1015
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$711
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$935
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1028
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$679
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1070
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$765
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$866
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1037
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1027
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$772
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$965
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$975
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1070
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$749
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$943
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$972
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$988
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$973
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$614
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1117