Mogadishu vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$1199
🏠 One person rent
$276
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$291
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
26
20
😀 Quality of life
16
48
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.29M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 74% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6317th and 8679th ($819 vs $470) 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 0.6 months in Tripoli. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 9088th and 6385th 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
$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$1.39
$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$6.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$911

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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
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$377
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$386
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$407
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$390
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$398
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$340
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$435
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$328
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1338
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1372
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1278
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1469
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1657
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1608
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1708
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1670
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1583
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$423
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$390
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$418
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1120
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$927
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1027
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$983
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1103
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$514
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$596
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$466
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1163
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$474
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1050
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$355
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$979
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1150
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$388
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$371
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$936