Mogadishu vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$2509
🏠 One person rent
$267
$527
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$914
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$654
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
27
60
😀 Quality of life
22
71
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.12M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 32% less expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 7156th and 5182nd ($721 vs $1053) 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 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.6 months in Tbilisi. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 9071st and 3429th 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
$2.98
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70
$413
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
12.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4145
$2468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$1430
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.5
$8.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$4.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.7
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$5632

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Distance City Cost of living
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$745
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$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$769
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$679
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$726
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$631
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$743
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$872
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$751
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$756
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$906
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$1104
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$1084
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$490
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1205
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$1027
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$730
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$574
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$1096
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$732
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$631
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$576
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$794
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$648
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$652
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$845
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$649
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$572
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$676
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$850
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$569
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$990
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$575
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$988
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$595
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$819
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$374
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$448
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$636
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$429
375 km or 233 mi Van
$580
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$663