Mogadishu vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2049
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$230
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$1394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
26
70
😀 Quality of life
12
78
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.4M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 31% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6832nd and 5261st ($711 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Somalia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Somalia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 9139th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mogadishu Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.96
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.8
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1676
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4805
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.9
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.6
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.2
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$879
$6749

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$706
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$498
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$660
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$764
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$718
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$541
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$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
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$682
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$687
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$576
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$866
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$667
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$594
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$734
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$711
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$561
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$588
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$605
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$616
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$612
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$598
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$545
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$772
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$595
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$556
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$988
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$891
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$848
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$646
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$463
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$619
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$682
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$537
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$623
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$930
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$629
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$948
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$663
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1028
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$662
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$807
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$631
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$899
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$635
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$633