Mogadishu vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$4151
🏠 One person rent
$267
$1060
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$1874
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$572
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$2178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
27
39
😀 Quality of life
22
76
🏙️ Population
2.12M
6.44K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 61% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 7156th and 2712th ($721 vs $1824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Somalia and Malta, respectively. Check Somalia vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 9071st and 1347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Valletta

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Mogadishu Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$5.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70
$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4145
$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.5
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.7
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$12648

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$745
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849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
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$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
1.8 km or 1.1 mi Sliema
$2127
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Gzira
$1852
3.2 km or 2 mi Zabbar
$1750
3.3 km or 2.1 mi San Gwann
$1764
4.1 km or 2.6 mi Birkirkara
$1769
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Marsaskala
$1596
6.4 km or 4 mi Naxxar
$1639
7.1 km or 4.4 mi Mosta
$1769
11 km or 7.1 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
116 km or 72 mi Ragusa
$1317
132 km or 82 mi Gela
$1063
140 km or 87 mi Niscemi
$1210
148 km or 92 mi Syracuse
$1247
178 km or 111 mi Agrigento
$1123
186 km or 115 mi Catania
$1336
266 km or 166 mi Reggio Calabria
$1164
267 km or 166 mi Palermo
$1176
270 km or 168 mi Messina
$1238
281 km or 175 mi Marsala
$1176
295 km or 183 mi Trapani
$1110
339 km or 211 mi Vibo Valentia
$1346
344 km or 214 mi Nabeul
$519
350 km or 217 mi Sousse
$583
357 km or 222 mi Tripoli
$478
362 km or 225 mi Al-Khums
$376
364 km or 226 mi Sfax
$487
376 km or 234 mi Lamezia Terme
$1410
382 km or 237 mi Catanzaro
$1243
386 km or 240 mi Zawiya
$313
390 km or 242 mi La Marsa
$592
392 km or 244 mi Sabratha
$355
395 km or 245 mi Misrata
$378
398 km or 247 mi Zuwarah
$353
399 km or 248 mi Kairouan
$460
401 km or 249 mi Tunis
$633
401 km or 249 mi Aryanah
$547
408 km or 254 mi Cosenza
$1230
422 km or 262 mi Crotone
$1362
437 km or 272 mi Gharyan
$364
441 km or 274 mi Bizerte
$391