Mogadishu vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$276
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
26
62
😀 Quality of life
16
44
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.27M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 6% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6317th and 6110th ($819 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Somalia and South Africa, respectively. Check Somalia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 9088th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Soweto

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Mogadishu Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952