Mogadishu vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2049
$1222
🏠 One person rent
$230
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
26
20
😀 Quality of life
12
45
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.29M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 53% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6832nd and 8801st ($711 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Somalia and Libya, respectively. Check Somalia vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 9139th and 6545th 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
$2.98
$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.96
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.8
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1676
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4805
$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.9
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.6
$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.2
$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$879
$1187

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$706
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$498
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$660
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$764
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$718
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$541
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$518
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$756
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$580
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$886
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$589
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$408
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$760
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$545
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$542
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$500
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$561
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$571
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$540
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$483
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$654
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$638
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$523
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$552
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$838
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$503
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$522
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$490
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$605
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$602
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$507
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$486
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$496
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1495
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$562
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$482
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$752

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$368
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$396
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$387
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$392
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$418
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$404
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$436
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$448
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$377
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1346
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1325
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1415
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1486
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1583
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1555
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1624
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1749
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1384
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$495
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$410
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$386
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$443
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1106
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$941
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1077
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$971
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1098
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$535
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$549
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$465
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1161
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$459
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1019
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$348
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$938
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1137
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$349
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$364
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1058