Mogadishu vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$256
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
26
44
😀 Quality of life
13
66
🏙️ Population
2.12M
418K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 34% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6821st and 5025th ($719 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Somalia and Albania, respectively. Check Somalia vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 9110th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mogadishu Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$5212

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$667
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$810
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$571
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$482
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$745
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$601
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$555
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$554
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$493
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$1103
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$548
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$584
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$553
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$460
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$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
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$675
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$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
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$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
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$799

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Distance City Cost of living
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$936
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$787
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$676
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$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
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$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
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$1036
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$571
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$1251
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$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050