Mogadishu vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2049
$4469
🏠 One person rent
$230
$1143
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$1940
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$3371
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
26
95
😀 Quality of life
12
95
🏙️ Population
2.12M
985K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 65% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 6832nd and 1732nd ($711 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Somalia and Sweden, respectively. Check Somalia vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 9139th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Stockholm

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Mogadishu Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.96
$7.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.8
$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1676
$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4805
$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.9
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.6
$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.2
$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$879
$5804

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$518
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$756
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$886
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$589
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$408
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$760
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$545
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$542
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$542
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$500
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$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
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$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
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$752

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$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$957
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$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$1734
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1568
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1487
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1592
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$1510
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1510
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$1416
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1412
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1252
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1327
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$1244
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1242
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1411
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1171
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1302
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$1178
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1273
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1599
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1648
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$1373
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$1279
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1450
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1473
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1495
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$1450
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$1367
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$1434
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$1254
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$1064
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$1373
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$869
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$1396
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$1441
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$1251
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1457
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$1239
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1331