Mogadishu vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$276
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
26
69
😀 Quality of life
16
76
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.38M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 14% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6317th and 5668th ($819 vs $951) 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 9088th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Sofia

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Mogadishu Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$7940

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$805
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619