Mogadishu vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mogadishu	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$711	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2049	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$230	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$703	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.3	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	26	15
😀 Quality of life	12	47
🏙️ Population	2.12M	886K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 34% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 6832nd and 4967th ($711 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Somalia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9139th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Tabuk

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	Mogadishu	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.98	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.96	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.37	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$72.8	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1676	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$217	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.02%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4805	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8866	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.75	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.9	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.67	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$51.6	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.2	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$879	$8574

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Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$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

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028