Mogadishu vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mogadishu	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$721	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1675	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$267	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$400	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.5	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$122	$1591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	27	19
😀 Quality of life	22	68
🏙️ Population	2.12M	955K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 59% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 7156th and 3058th ($721 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Somalia and Spain, respectively. Check Somalia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 9071st and 4533rd 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	$2.98	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.5	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.42	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.61	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$70	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$127	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.12%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4145	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6374	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.5	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.5	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.21	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.7	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$51.7	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.8	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$25	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.3	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$629	$7249

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Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$745
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$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

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469