Mogadishu vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$264
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
27
23
😀 Quality of life
19
35
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.29M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 58% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 7125th and 8862nd ($724 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Somalia and Libya, respectively. Check Somalia vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 9150th and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Tripoli

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Mogadishu Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$1048

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$712
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$1152
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$1153
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$542
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$509
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
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$604
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$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
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$316
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$364
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$372
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$367
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$382
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$394
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$495
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$408
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1739
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1512
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1715
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1783
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1688
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1810
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1749
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1857
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2130
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1568
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$586
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$456
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$424
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$513
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1342
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1101
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1224
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1101
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1279
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$620
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$606
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$537
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1318
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$511
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1185
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$388
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1077
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1308
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$360
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$410
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1198