Mogadishu vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2049
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$230
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
26
5
😀 Quality of life
12
34
🏙️ Population
2.12M
115K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 68% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6832nd and 8915th ($711 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Somalia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 9139th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Thimphu

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Mogadishu Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.96
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.8
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1676
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4805
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.9
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.6
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.2
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$879
$666

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$706
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$459
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300