Mogadishu vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mogadishu	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$719	$1707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2041	$3550
🏠 One person rent	$256	$1065
🏘️ Family rent	$740	$1571
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$1400
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	26	18
😀 Quality of life	13	61
🏙️ Population	2.12M	932K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 58% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 6821st and 2853rd ($719 vs $1707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Somalia and Spain, respectively. Check Somalia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Tenerife ranked 80th in Spain, while ranked 9110th and 5147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Tenerife

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	Mogadishu	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.03	$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.1	$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.47	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.37	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$1109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.3	$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1690	$1649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$217	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$85.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.73%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6940	$2914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$2073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.82	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$8.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$4.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.1	$8.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$52.2	$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$80.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$74.2	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$890	$6379

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Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$711
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$502
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$684
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$671
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$626
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$535
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$527
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$560
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$810
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$571
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$482
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$745
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$601
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$554
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$493
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$548
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$584
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$553
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$460
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$590
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$543
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$675
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$814
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$509
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$518
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$483
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$583
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$581
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$514
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$639
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$504
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1552
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$511
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$489
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$799

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1592
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1251
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1431
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1469
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1419
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1431
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1421
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$522
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$534
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$524
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$605
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$502
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$651
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$512
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$898
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$415
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$667
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$747
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$531
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$678
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$550
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$498
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1556
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1229
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1337
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1395
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$2047
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1163
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1436
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1252