Mogadishu vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$276
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$3483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
26
86
😀 Quality of life
16
94
🏙️ Population
2.12M
2.79M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 68% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6317th and 571st ($819 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Somalia and Canada, respectively. Check Somalia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 9088th and 36th 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
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$6.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$18837

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$805
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$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$702
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2390
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$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2178
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190