Mogadishu vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$1353
🏠 One person rent
$256
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$325
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
26
50
😀 Quality of life
13
58
🏙️ Population
2.12M
603K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 28% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 6821st and 8156th ($719 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Somalia and Tunisia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.6 months in Tunis. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 9110th and 5509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Tunis

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Mogadishu Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$1.37
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
11.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$1177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$793
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$2.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$4.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$3491

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$711
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$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi Aryanah
$490
15 km or 9.6 mi La Marsa
$522
59 km or 37 mi Bizerte
$344
63 km or 39 mi Nabeul
$442
115 km or 71 mi Sousse
$482
124 km or 77 mi Kairouan
$453
207 km or 129 mi Souk Ahras
$386
215 km or 134 mi Annaba
$489
228 km or 142 mi Marsala
$1086
235 km or 146 mi Sfax
$462
242 km or 150 mi Tebessa
$492
247 km or 153 mi Trapani
$1005
282 km or 175 mi Quartu Sant'Elena
$1443
284 km or 177 mi Cagliari
$1515
292 km or 181 mi Skikda
$510
294 km or 182 mi Gafsa
$403
307 km or 191 mi Agrigento
$1031
317 km or 197 mi Palermo
$1211
322 km or 200 mi Constantine
$500
325 km or 202 mi Gabes
$375
363 km or 226 mi Gela
$990
375 km or 233 mi Niscemi
$1134
386 km or 240 mi Batna
$417
390 km or 242 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
393 km or 244 mi Jijel
$503
394 km or 245 mi Mosta
$1434
394 km or 245 mi Naxxar
$1519
397 km or 247 mi Birkirkara
$1591
397 km or 247 mi San Gwann
$1643
398 km or 247 mi Nuoro
$1381
399 km or 248 mi Gzira
$1747
400 km or 248 mi Sliema
$1771
401 km or 249 mi Valletta
$1649
404 km or 251 mi Zabbar
$1334
405 km or 252 mi Ragusa
$1172
407 km or 253 mi Marsaskala
$1341
408 km or 253 mi El Eulma
$429
432 km or 268 mi Setif
$379
442 km or 275 mi Catania
$1229
448 km or 278 mi Alghero
$1261