Mogadishu vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Mogadishu Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$698
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1835
$6332
🏠 One person rent
$205
$1488
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$2864
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.2
$356
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$4101
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
25
100
😀 Quality of life
31
96
🏙️ Population
2.12M
4.84M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 73% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6803rd and 378th ($698 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Somalia and Australia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Sydney ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 8320th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mogadishu Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.6
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.48
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.96
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.3
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$1766
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.4
$1226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$3415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$2457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9925
$15741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$787
$10385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$142
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$5.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$26.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$62.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.9
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.3
$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$1907
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1034
$16834

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$652
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$302
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$779
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$560
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$515
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$318
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$601
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$528
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$514
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$698
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$324
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$396
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$674
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$693
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$527
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$528
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$398
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$815
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$573
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$554
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$528
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$423
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$760
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$528
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$805
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$878
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$745
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$661
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$514
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$443
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$378
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$511
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$527
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$515
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$694
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$507
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1585
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$484
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$493
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1969
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2039
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1836
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1668
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1520
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1770
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1529
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1722
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1486
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2267
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1520
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1711
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1612
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1423
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2393
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1713
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2147
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$1991
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1756
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1725
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1367
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1615
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1674
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1782
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1783
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1768
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$2266
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1724
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1905
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1688
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2299
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1570
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1896
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1843
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1662
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1861