Mogadishu vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$264
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
27
5
😀 Quality of life
19
45
🏙️ Population
2.12M
115K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 76% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7125th and 8957th ($724 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Somalia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 9150th and 7238th 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
$3.5
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$633

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$1152
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$1153
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$542
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$509
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$1156
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$604
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$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
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$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
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$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
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$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
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$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285