Mogadishu vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mogadishu	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$711	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2049	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$230	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$703	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.3	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$2476
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	26	65
😀 Quality of life	12	70
🏙️ Population	2.12M	1.13M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 33% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 6832nd and 5096th ($711 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Somalia and South Korea, respectively. Check Somalia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 9139th and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Ulsan

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	Mogadishu	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.98	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.96	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.37	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$72.8	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1676	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$217	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.02%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4805	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8866	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.75	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.9	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.67	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$51.6	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.2	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$879	$13412

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$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

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1027
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$959
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$988
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1060
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1075
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$995
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$998
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$983
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$887
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$924
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$992
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1054
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$880
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$977
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$1000
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$903
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$979
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$964
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$989
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$987
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1059
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$1012
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$992
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$854
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1016
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$977
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$902
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$936
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$1019
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1037
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1019
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$864
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$959