Mogadishu vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mogadishu	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$711	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2049	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$230	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$703	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.3	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$861
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	26	8
😀 Quality of life	12	59
🏙️ Population	2.12M	24.7K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 52% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6832nd and 3454th ($711 vs $1495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Somalia and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Somalia vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 9139th and 5404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Victoria

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	Mogadishu	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.98	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.96	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.37	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$72.8	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1676	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$217	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.02%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4805	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8866	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.75	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.9	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.67	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$51.6	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.2	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$879	$8298

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408