Mogadishu vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$1028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$2453
🏠 One person rent
$264
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$625
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
27
60
😀 Quality of life
19
71
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.12M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 30% less expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 7125th and 5462nd ($724 vs $1028) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Somalia and Georgia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Georgia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.6 months in Tbilisi. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 9150th and 3807th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Tbilisi

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Mogadishu Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$39.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$9.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$1136
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
11.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$2570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$6.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$3.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$4901

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$743
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$553
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$712
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1152
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1153
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$542
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$509
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$604
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$797
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$544
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$508
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$523
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$601
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$571
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$775
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$602
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$551
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$588
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$533
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1646
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$593
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$491
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$863

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$740
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$655
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$698
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$612
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$728
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$853
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$730
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$746
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$841
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$1057
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$1033
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$488
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1148
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$981
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$706
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$559
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$1046
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$667
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$615
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$562
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$752
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$631
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$634
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$842
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$631
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$562
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$662
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$840
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$560
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$959
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$565
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$953
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$590
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$802
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$404
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$445
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$673
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$489
375 km or 233 mi Van
$568
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$643