Mogadishu vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$1126
🏠 One person rent
$267
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$349
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
27
23
😀 Quality of life
22
34
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.29M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 51% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 7156th and 8771st ($721 vs $478) 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 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.5 months in Tripoli. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Tripoli ranked 2nd in Libya, while ranked 9071st and 8547th 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
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$3.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$0.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$0.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
20.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4145
$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.5
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.7
$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$894

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$745
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$563
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$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
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$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$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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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$313
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$355
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$364
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$353
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$376
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$377
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$378
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$487
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$403
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1769
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1596
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1750
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1769
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1639
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1824
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1764
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1852
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2127
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$583
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$460
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$418
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$519
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1317
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1063
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1210
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1123
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$633
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$592
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$547
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1336
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$495
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$391
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1110
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1176
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$359
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$399
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1164