Mogadishu vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$267
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$3517
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
27
86
😀 Quality of life
22
94
🏙️ Population
2.12M
2.79M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 70% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 7156th and 1059th ($721 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Somalia and Canada, respectively. Check Somalia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 9071st and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Toronto

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Mogadishu Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4145
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.5
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.7
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$22670

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$745
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$1045
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$1050
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$543
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$521
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$1050
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$611
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$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
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$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

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$2233
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$2308
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$2483
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$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
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$1994
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$2006
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$1892
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$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
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$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
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$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
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$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
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$2030
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$1706
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$2046
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$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053